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A photo by Tom Flood (Rovelo Creative) of two kids biking in a painted bike lane beside a pickup truck. The pickup truck has words written around it describing its safety features such as "roof strength test", "airbags", "side crash test", "anti-lock brakes", "pretensioners", "stability control". Beside the kids is one word: "paint"

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A photo by Tom Flood (Rovelo Creative) of two kids biking in a painted bike lane beside a pickup truck. The pickup truck has words written around it describing its safety features such as "roof strength test", "airbags", "side crash test", "anti-lock brakes", "pretensioners", "stability control". Beside the kids is one word: "paint"
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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD (mbonsma@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Apr-2024 09:53:36 JST Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD

"An arms race on our streets." Oversized SUVs and pickups are bad for all of us: pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and drivers. It's not fair that safety testing in Canada is only for those on the inside of the vehicle. Sign the federal petition here: https://ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4944
An excellent article and report about the issue of large vehicles: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-report-from-advocacy-groups-urges-tighter-regulations-for-suvs-and/
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