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PostDec 17, 2021#501

The American Addiction to Speeding

How we became obsessed with driving fast, no matter the cost.

https://slate.com/business/2021/12/speed-limit-americas-most-broken-law-history.html

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PostDec 29, 2021#502

The Atlantic - Big Cars Are Killing Americans

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archi ... ts/621102/

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PostDec 30, 2021#503



The car being flipped went into the T mobile store. The person had to be cut out of the car with jaws of life.
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PostDec 30, 2021#504

Let me guess…they were doing well over the ***** speed limit.

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PostDec 30, 2021#505

^yup

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PostJan 04, 2022#506

StlToday - Missouri traffic fatalities hit 15-year high in 2021

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... c532b.html

PostJan 06, 2022#507

All kinds of messed up

StlToday - Woman tied to Capitol riots was wrong-way driver in fatal crash in Franklin County

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... a40e0.html

PostJan 08, 2022#508

StlToday - Motorist killed in vehicle crash on I-55 in St. Louis

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... e1797.html

PostJan 12, 2022#509

Stltoday - Woman killed in North St. Louis crash

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... 92611.html

Stltoday - Man killed, two people critically hurt in Ferguson crash along road plagued by speeders

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... e32e0.html

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PostJan 25, 2022#511

Stltoday - 2 St. Louis officers, 5 others hospitalized after vehicle went ‘barreling’ into them on I-64

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... a6e59.html

PostJan 29, 2022#512

KSDK - 2 dead after car crashes into south St. Louis Schnucks store

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local ... 4d073ecafb

PostJan 30, 2022#513

KMOV - 3 injured after a car crashes into a St. Charles County restaurant

https://www.kmov.com/news/3-injured-aft ... ac9b8.html

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PostFeb 03, 2022#515

KMOX - 'Erratic' driver clipped snow plow in Jefferson County; Multiple accidents with MoDOT trucks

https://www.audacy.com/kmox/news/local/ ... son-county

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PostFeb 03, 2022#516

GREAT now even fewer candidates will sign up for this hard demanding dangerous work

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PostFeb 06, 2022#517

Stltoday - Teen charged in deadly crash in St. Louis

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... 6bf41.html

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PostFeb 17, 2022#518

Trailnet’s second annual crash report. Haven’t read the entire doc but looks as I would expect.

https://trailnet.org/2021-crash-report/

BEFORE ANYONE CRITICIZES this is a non-profit reliant on membership. A group of 5 to 10 pedestrian/bicycle advocates doing what city/county should be doing.

Support them with a $55 annual membership if you want this type of dialogue to continue existing.


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PostFeb 18, 2022#519

the loss of any agency whatsoever in most areas of their lives has left contemporary Americans eager to exercise it in one of the last places it exists, the road;
Interesting. A black girlfriend of mine once used almost exactly these same words to explain why black men drove so irresponsibly, in her opinion. Driving was the only activity in which they felt in control.

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PostFeb 18, 2022#520

By that logic, I suppose having an AK-47 is also "in control".

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PostFeb 21, 2022#521

StlToday - Hit-and-run driver kills man in Walnut Park West neighborhood of St. Louis

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... 49987.html

PostFeb 22, 2022#522

NextSTL - St. Louis Needs to Address Traffic Violence

https://nextstl.com/2022/02/st-louis-ne ... -violence/

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PostFeb 23, 2022#523

A pointless design trend has turned trucks into dangerous pedestrian killers
“The case against American truck bloat” [The Week]. “This behemoth design trend — particularly the very tall, square front end seen in so many SUVs and trucks today — is both pointless and dangerous. Manufacturers have known for years that this style of vehicle is much more dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists, yet they keep making them bigger, taller, and heavier. Trucks and SUVs now make up fully 70 percent of all new cars sold in the U.S. Their bloated design is killing people, especially pedestrians…. [T]he specific design trend of the massive hood sticking way out in front of the driver, with a cliff-face front grille obstructing the view several feet out in front of the wheels, is entirely a marketing gimmick. The explicit point is to create an angry, aggressive face that will intimidate others, especially pedestrians. Don’t take it from me, take it from the guy who designed the latest GM Sierra HD: ‘The front end was always the focal point… we spent a lot of time making sure that when you stand in front of this thing it looks like it’s going to come get you. It’s got that pissed-off feel,’ he told Muscle Cars & Trucks.” More: “It does seem rather far-fetched to think that automakers are consciously building their biggest trucks to be more dangerous to pedestrians, but that is actually the case.”• Worth reading in full.  https://theweek.com/articles/929196/case-against-american-truck-bloat

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PostFeb 24, 2022#524

My SO was almost involved in a head-on collision on NB I-55 last night around 7p near Potomac. Said she was passed by an elderly woman driving SB in the NB lanes who later collided with another car. I didn't see any news on this so I suspect no fatalities, anyone else hear about this?

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