CRASH - Coalition to Reduce Auto Size Hazards
@crashcoalition.bsky.social
Our Canada-wide coalition is pushing govts to stop the proliferation of dangerous pickups & large SUVs. See our Apr 2024 report & recommendations: https://windsorlawcities.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oversized-Report.pdf
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"even if every pick-up driver were moving boulders, heavy machinery or plywood around the city, that wouldn’t explain the trucks’ problematic front-end design. The growing height of front-ends is more about sales than utility." - @albertkoehl.bsky.social
#onpoli #oversizeddanger
#onpoli #oversizeddanger
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Start with regulating the companies that run the delivery app
"Addressing the underlying problem requires both new provincial regs over e-bikes and a grant of authority to cities to license — and to make accountable to the public — the app-based food delivery companies." - @albertkoehl.bsky.social
"Addressing the underlying problem requires both new provincial regs over e-bikes and a grant of authority to cities to license — and to make accountable to the public — the app-based food delivery companies." - @albertkoehl.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Start with regulating the companies that run the delivery app
"Addressing the underlying problem requires both new provincial regs over e-bikes and a grant of authority to cities to license — and to make accountable to the public — the app-based food delivery companies." - @albertkoehl.bsky.social
"Addressing the underlying problem requires both new provincial regs over e-bikes and a grant of authority to cities to license — and to make accountable to the public — the app-based food delivery companies." - @albertkoehl.bsky.social
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Stop by the @spacingstore.bsky.social - open till Xmas eve - for all the city gifts you didn’t know you needed to give. And best curated city book nook. Sorry to say we took home the last IKEA Monkey ornament this afternoon. But there’s still Springer Dinger posters. 🎁
December 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Stop by the @spacingstore.bsky.social - open till Xmas eve - for all the city gifts you didn’t know you needed to give. And best curated city book nook. Sorry to say we took home the last IKEA Monkey ornament this afternoon. But there’s still Springer Dinger posters. 🎁
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"Will Carney’s deal move us — and the rest of the world — a little closer to climate Armageddon?
Sadly, the answer is, unequivocably, yes." Well said @lindamcquaig.bsky.social #onpoli #climateaction #climatejustice
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Sadly, the answer is, unequivocably, yes." Well said @lindamcquaig.bsky.social #onpoli #climateaction #climatejustice
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Linda McQuaig: Carney’s pipeline deal with Alberta will move us a little closer to climate Armageddon
The Memorandum of Understanding signed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith amounts to Ottawa’s full surrender to the pro-oil agenda of Alberta and its fossil fuel
www.thestar.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Will Carney’s deal move us — and the rest of the world — a little closer to climate Armageddon?
Sadly, the answer is, unequivocably, yes." Well said @lindamcquaig.bsky.social #onpoli #climateaction #climatejustice
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Sadly, the answer is, unequivocably, yes." Well said @lindamcquaig.bsky.social #onpoli #climateaction #climatejustice
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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The power of community activism!
"staff reports suggested delaying the bylaw by years, and shelved the emissions standards indefinitely. But councillors + the mayor rejected those recommendations amid an outpouring of public support."
www.thestar.com/news/gta/two...
"staff reports suggested delaying the bylaw by years, and shelved the emissions standards indefinitely. But councillors + the mayor rejected those recommendations amid an outpouring of public support."
www.thestar.com/news/gta/two...
Two key Toronto climate policies appeared set to be shelved. Then, the public spoke up
City council’s turnaround on a maximum temperature bylaw and standards for building emissions acknowledges that Toronto residents experience the climate crisis most acutely in their homes.
www.thestar.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The power of community activism!
"staff reports suggested delaying the bylaw by years, and shelved the emissions standards indefinitely. But councillors + the mayor rejected those recommendations amid an outpouring of public support."
www.thestar.com/news/gta/two...
"staff reports suggested delaying the bylaw by years, and shelved the emissions standards indefinitely. But councillors + the mayor rejected those recommendations amid an outpouring of public support."
www.thestar.com/news/gta/two...
In US "no requirement for pickups to pass any kind of pedestrian safety test." So why, we ask you @stevenmackinnon.bsky.social are we copying US model + putting Cdn lives at risk -- instead of requiring auto-makers to act, including re-design of deadly front-end.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=--83...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=--83...
Keep these Stupid American Trucks out of Europe
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
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December 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In US "no requirement for pickups to pass any kind of pedestrian safety test." So why, we ask you @stevenmackinnon.bsky.social are we copying US model + putting Cdn lives at risk -- instead of requiring auto-makers to act, including re-design of deadly front-end.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=--83...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=--83...
While pickups get larger, their trailers appear to be following same trend. In absence of bike lanes, there's even less room to safely pass cyclists. #oversizeddanger #biketo #roadsafety
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
While pickups get larger, their trailers appear to be following same trend. In absence of bike lanes, there's even less room to safely pass cyclists. #oversizeddanger #biketo #roadsafety
"even if every pick-up driver were moving boulders, heavy machinery or plywood around the city, that wouldn’t explain the trucks’ problematic front-end design. The growing height of front-ends is more about sales than utility." - @albertkoehl.bsky.social
#onpoli #oversizeddanger
#onpoli #oversizeddanger
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"even if every pick-up driver were moving boulders, heavy machinery or plywood around the city, that wouldn’t explain the trucks’ problematic front-end design. The growing height of front-ends is more about sales than utility." - @albertkoehl.bsky.social
#onpoli #oversizeddanger
#onpoli #oversizeddanger
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Looking for a present for the cyclist on your holiday shopping list? How about my friend @albertkoehl.bsky.social's "Wheeling through Toronto, A History of the Bicycle and Its Riders"? Not convinced? You can read some reviews here. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.albertkoehl.ca/wheeling-thr...
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Looking for a present for the cyclist on your holiday shopping list? How about my friend @albertkoehl.bsky.social's "Wheeling through Toronto, A History of the Bicycle and Its Riders"? Not convinced? You can read some reviews here. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.albertkoehl.ca/wheeling-thr...
"Space is precious, and so is safety. Just as the oil crisis created a market for smaller vehicles in the 1970s, it’s time to demand automakers return to providing vehicles appropriate for jam-packed cities."
Well said @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Well said @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Space is precious, and so is safety. Just as the oil crisis created a market for smaller vehicles in the 1970s, it’s time to demand automakers return to providing vehicles appropriate for jam-packed cities."
Well said @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Well said @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
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One of the three trucks in this picture can Carry full size sheets of plywood.
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
One of the three trucks in this picture can Carry full size sheets of plywood.
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New study finds that "vehicles with large driver-side blind zones are much more likely to strike crossing pedestrians while turning left."
Which vehicles have big driver-side blind zones? Those with thick A-pillars, bulky side mirrors, and tall hoods—i.e., big SUVs and trucks.
Which vehicles have big driver-side blind zones? Those with thick A-pillars, bulky side mirrors, and tall hoods—i.e., big SUVs and trucks.
Vehicles with big blind zones spell danger to pedestrians during left turns
A large driver-side blind zone raises the risk of striking a pedestrian during a left turn by 70%, a new IIHS study shows.
www.iihs.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
New study finds that "vehicles with large driver-side blind zones are much more likely to strike crossing pedestrians while turning left."
Which vehicles have big driver-side blind zones? Those with thick A-pillars, bulky side mirrors, and tall hoods—i.e., big SUVs and trucks.
Which vehicles have big driver-side blind zones? Those with thick A-pillars, bulky side mirrors, and tall hoods—i.e., big SUVs and trucks.
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An oil pipeline to be built during a climate crisis?? Say it ain't so @mark-carney.bsky.social !
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Ottawa, Alberta close to deal that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say
Privy Council Clerk Sabia playing key role in brokering accord that would involve tanker ban exemption
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
An oil pipeline to be built during a climate crisis?? Say it ain't so @mark-carney.bsky.social !
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Last call to register for Sunday's 50km ride along PART of the Toronto Loop. Ride starts 10am (Nov16) at Fix Coffee+Bikes in The Well (Front St at Spadina). Learn the history of a route that's 50yrs in the making! To register, email: community.bikeways.Toronto@gmail.com #biketo
Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: community.bikeways.Toronto@gmail.com #biketo
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Last call to register for Sunday's 50km ride along PART of the Toronto Loop. Ride starts 10am (Nov16) at Fix Coffee+Bikes in The Well (Front St at Spadina). Learn the history of a route that's 50yrs in the making! To register, email: community.bikeways.Toronto@gmail.com #biketo
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Subways down, sitting on a shuttle bus. Reading @albertkoehl.bsky.social book.
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Subways down, sitting on a shuttle bus. Reading @albertkoehl.bsky.social book.
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
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Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: community.bikeways.Toronto@gmail.com #biketo
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: community.bikeways.Toronto@gmail.com #biketo
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The Lexus ad where they show a family over the years & their car goes from a reasonable sedan to a bloated SUV with oversized hood by the end.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The Lexus ad where they show a family over the years & their car goes from a reasonable sedan to a bloated SUV with oversized hood by the end.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
Safest place for a pickup...is in a cargobike. At EcoFair we asked people to write to new Transport Minister @stevenmackinnon.bsky.social to require safety warnings on pickup ads + for auto-makers to re-design deadly vehicle front-ends. Seven x more likely to kill a child in crash. #oversizeddanger
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Safest place for a pickup...is in a cargobike. At EcoFair we asked people to write to new Transport Minister @stevenmackinnon.bsky.social to require safety warnings on pickup ads + for auto-makers to re-design deadly vehicle front-ends. Seven x more likely to kill a child in crash. #oversizeddanger
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Gotta appreciate that they are pricing by size.
Price gouging at the World Series!
Thanks Frank McCourt
Thanks Frank McCourt
October 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Gotta appreciate that they are pricing by size.
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Retired Police Chiefs from Peel, Halton, Niagara, Ottawa + beyond say that speed cameras, introduced by Ford’s govt in 2019, are:
“highly effective at changing dangerous driving behaviours and reducing collisions and serious injuries at problem locations.”
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...
“highly effective at changing dangerous driving behaviours and reducing collisions and serious injuries at problem locations.”
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...
Former Ontario police leaders urge Doug Ford government to ditch plan to ban speed cameras
The Ford government is expected to table legislation banning automated speed cameras in Ontario.
www.thestar.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Retired Police Chiefs from Peel, Halton, Niagara, Ottawa + beyond say that speed cameras, introduced by Ford’s govt in 2019, are:
“highly effective at changing dangerous driving behaviours and reducing collisions and serious injuries at problem locations.”
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...
“highly effective at changing dangerous driving behaviours and reducing collisions and serious injuries at problem locations.”
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...
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New AAA study finds that pedestrian detection systems are only 60% effective at night (which is when most pedestrians are struck).
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
AAA: Nighttime Safety Improved with Pedestrian Detection Effective Rates Rising from 0% to 60%
Media B-Roll ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 15, 2025) – AAA evaluated vehicles equipped with pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB) systems, building on
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October 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New AAA study finds that pedestrian detection systems are only 60% effective at night (which is when most pedestrians are struck).
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
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Speed Cameras Save Lives!
This morning's rally --- part of provincial Day of Action --- in front of Wm Burgess Elementary School on Pape Ave, Toronto.
#onpoli
This morning's rally --- part of provincial Day of Action --- in front of Wm Burgess Elementary School on Pape Ave, Toronto.
#onpoli
October 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Speed Cameras Save Lives!
This morning's rally --- part of provincial Day of Action --- in front of Wm Burgess Elementary School on Pape Ave, Toronto.
#onpoli
This morning's rally --- part of provincial Day of Action --- in front of Wm Burgess Elementary School on Pape Ave, Toronto.
#onpoli
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I often go on long walks around my neighborhood for exercise. And I often see ridiculously huge trucks or SUVs parked on the street.
These monstrosities are not only ugly, they're also extremely dangerous.
But fortunately, Jen Sorens
https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/113141851423423502
These monstrosities are not only ugly, they're also extremely dangerous.
But fortunately, Jen Sorens
https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/113141851423423502
September 20, 2024 at 11:44 AM
I often go on long walks around my neighborhood for exercise. And I often see ridiculously huge trucks or SUVs parked on the street.
These monstrosities are not only ugly, they're also extremely dangerous.
But fortunately, Jen Sorens
https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/113141851423423502
These monstrosities are not only ugly, they're also extremely dangerous.
But fortunately, Jen Sorens
https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/113141851423423502