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 There are several horrific incidents of "racist person gets really drunk and intentionally runs over Black children." Each one of these is awful, but fortunately, this isn't a widespread phenomenon. But... Some racist politicians want it to be. Seriously. Several states recently passed laws decriminalizing driving a car into a crowd of "rioting" people and running them over. No, I am not joking. 8 comments
We can reverse many of these harms just by letting Black people vote. Then we get rid of the racist politicians and replace them with ones who will: * Build safer bike infrastructure for everyone * In particular, build infra that lets kids walk or bike to school and back safely * Build towns and cities for humans, not cars * Have a higher safety bar for self-driving cars than what that dude is getting away with * Incentivize smaller cars / no cars. E-bikes over E-cars. Again, you'll notice that the word "Black" doesn't appear anywhere in most of these interventions. They're better for all of us. People in places like Atlanta are trying to make their city safer for pedestrians and cyclists of all colors. ๐๐ฟ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFN7fNE8NYQ But again, focus on, and understanding of, systemic racism, is necessary to make sure that this benefit is enjoyed by everyone. Until the US is safely walkable or bikeable, people will continue to buy urban tanks in self-defense. Since my kids were three years old, they've known to raise their hand as high as they can and wave it around whenever they hear a car engine start. Some strangers smile and wave back when they see my kids do this. They think it's cute! But it's not really that cute.  I want to see motor vehicles taxed by the volume they occupy. Multiply the length x breadth x height together, divide by number of seats, charge it annually. (Allow a discount for commercial vehicles that carry freight, but NOT for pickup trucks or vans used for general business, i.e. the dentist driving a tricked-out Ford F150 for the tax break.) Such a tax scales as the cube of the vehicle's overall dimensions, so it punishes oversize SUVs and pickups accordingly. @cstross @mekkaokereke @tellyworth hereโs a 12yo beside a vehicle whose owner pays the same registration fee as I do for my small hatchback. Itโs also exempt from emissions targets and is probably a tax deduction for its owner. It didnโt fit in the parking space. |
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Florida passed their version of the law along with a change describing a riot as 3 people. Truly evil stuff.
https://www.vox.com/2021/4/25/22367019/gop-laws-oklahoma-iowa-florida-floyd-blm-protests-police
Similar laws have passed in several states with racist state legislatures. These laws were largely passed in a backlash response to Black Lives Matter protests.