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U.S. officials encouraged cities to adopt Vision Zero to save lives. Driver opposition and a lack of money derailed it.

Reporting by @rachelweiner.bsky.social & Ian Duncan. Data analysis by Emmanuel Martinez. Graphics by Dylan Moriarty.

In the Washington Post.
LOS ANGELES — As the sun set over the Pacific Ocean one Sunday this past spring, Cecilia Milbourne returned from a walk on the beach with her dog, Gucci. To reach her parked Tesla, she had to cross a road that city officials have known for years poses a danger to people on foot. Eight years ago, as part of a national initiative to stem traffic deaths called Vision Zero, the city shrank the number of lanes on the road, Vista Del Mar, and several connecting streets in the shoreside community just south of Venice. But they restored it to four lanes after an uproar by drivers — among them Octavio Girbau, who railed against a city official in a 2017 Facebook post stating he was stuck on one of those intersecting roads “in the traffic hell you created.” With a photo of Cecilia Milbourne, a young women smiling at the camera, and a photo of her dog, a small dog wearing a little shirt. On March 16, Girbau was driving south on Vista Del Mar as Milbourne was about to cross in a spot with no crosswalk and no sidewalk — just a concrete curb separating her from the moving cars. Girbau bumped another car, lost control and struck Milbourne on the side of the road, sending her flying as his Mercedes flipped onto the beach, according to a police report. Milbourne, 29, a hairdresser and actor who had moved to Los Angeles from Atlanta, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her dog died with her. Milbourne’s death on the hazardous road encapsulates the widespread failure of Vision Zero, a plan endorsed by the federal government during the Obama administration and adopted by cities across the country. The core concept, which emulates a Swedish model, is that the government — through engineering, vehicle standards and police enforcement — can ensure that the mistakes of drivers are not deadly. But the program has foundered in city after city in the United States, according to an examination of pedestrian death data by The Washington Post, even though lifesaving measures such as lower speed limits and more pedestrian crossings can be relatively inexpensive. Vision Zero’s failures in more than two dozen cities fit a predictable pattern, according to the Post analysis and interviews with experts in traffic safety. Motorists are hostile to measures that slow traffic and favor pedestrians. Local leaders give token or tepid support. Spending on pedestrian-friendly improvements is not prioritized. The U.S. government, meanwhile, never backed up its pledge with federal action or significant funds. A Post analysis found that of 27 cities that had at least five pedestrian deaths each year before adopting Vision Zero, all but one now have the same or higher pedestrian death rates than when those declarations were made. That includes Albuquerque, where the pedestrian death rate nearly doubled in the five years since the city announced it was signing on to Vision Zero. It also encompasses Long Beach, California; Sacramento; and Greensboro, North Carolina. Nationally, annual pedestrian deaths surged 70 percent from 2010 to 2023, as authorities have continued to prioritize the flow of motor vehicle traffic. Graphic showing the Vision Zero cities with the largest increases in pedestrian death rates (pedestrian deaths per 100,000 people). The date the city announced its commitment to Vision Zero is also on the graphic. The x axis goes from 2010 to 2023. The y axis goes from 0 to 10, but Fort Lauderdale has two spikes above 10. The cities are Albuquerque, Long Beach California, Greensboro North Carolina, Sacramento, Houston, Portland Oregon, San Diego, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, and Seattle. The data source is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
mrm-photo.com
Finally getting to editing photos from they Indy 8 hour. Hope to have a new blog post this weekend.
The number 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes AMG under caution after the sun has set. Turn 2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course The Wright Motorsports Porsche in pitlane before the race. It is green with a yellow stripe that has brick pattern The field coming through turn 1 and 2 in the opening laps. Many cars are side by side fighting for position Will Power driving in his first GT3 race. He's in an shiny orange Mercedes number 75
October 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
drdrowland.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
here's a red car and some more sun glare
red antique sedan with its hood open showing chrome motor components in a fully restored and polished compartment. cream seats can be seen inside looking at the left side of the car from double left headlight to long flat rear end. the paint is bright red and the crop leaves the roof out of the image. what is left in the world we live in but a decapitated assemblage of systems once over engineered past perfection now maintained each year to push antiquated concepts in front of an audience leaving them behind. leadership is hiding, no one is in charge, and yet here we are taking photos of what once was the driving force behind making an entire city uninhabitable
September 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
lowpolyhighres.bsky.social
Twisted Metal (PS1) (1995)

2/2
The iconic ice cream truck (Sweet Tooth) driving around the death arena. A motor bike (Mr. Grimm) and a taxi cab (Yellow Jacket) driving towards each other on a long boulevard, playing a game of chicken. An armored Humvee (Warthog) driving down a lovely sun lit suburban street. A Mad Max looking V8 Interceptor-ass car driving on the city rooftops with a glass pyramid visible in the distance and a menacing cloudy red sky above.
August 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
fluffmitten.bsky.social
What a glorious day for Petrol and Pride at the British Motor Museum (and honestly, I got a bit emotional driving in on behalf of Teenage Me - kids, things genuinely do better) 😊☀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
A rainbow display made of a range of premium cars in colours ranging from red to purple. The sun is shining and the sky is blue!
July 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
oldukprintads.bsky.social
Apr 1963: Minis ad from Austin Morris

(+Nuclear Power Station; Vertical Take-Off & Landing Craft; Hovercraft; Oil Refinery; Radio Telescope; and Austin & Morris Minis)

«Great Engineering Achievements»
This vintage advertisement highlights British engineering achievements, showcasing innovations like nuclear power, advanced aircraft, oil refining, radio telescopes, and hovercraft. It also celebrates the B.M.C. Mini car with a list of racing successes. Great Engineering Achievements Nuclear Power Station at Berkeley Radio Telescope, Jodrell Bank ... and they're British! Hovercraft in Commercial Use Vertical Take-off & Landing Craft Oil Refinery, Isle of Grain, Kent Some B.M.C. Mini successes in world events Monte Carlo Rally - Coupe des Dames Tulip Rally - Outright Win and Coupe des Dames Midnight Sun (Sweden) - Outright Win and Team Prize Geneva Rally - Coupe des Dames and Class Win R.A.C. Rally - Class Win and Team Prize Snetterton - April 14th, 1962 1st, 2nd, 3rd Silverstone - May 12th 1st, 2nd, 3rd "Motor" 6-Hour Race - 1st, 2nd, 3rd Also index of price award. John Love won the B.R.S.C.C. Saloon Car Championship driving a Mini-Cooper throughout. Prices from £448 Tax Paid Twelve Months' Warranty & backed by B.M.C. Service The British Motor Corporation Limited. Birmingham and Oxford
April 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
seawarrior.bsky.social
“After that, the president will be signing a presidential memorandum aimed at stopping people from driving motor vehicles on the surface of the sun.”
April 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
cjzero.bsky.social
Per AMuS, Jack may have left DRS open intentionally (h/t @mbishky.bsky.social) www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/for...
The fact is: The DRS only closes automatically when the driver touches the brakes. However, the first corner isn't a braking corner. The driver simply lifts and then brakes for Turn 2, immediately afterward. As the sun was already setting in Japan, the light finally came into the darkness. Doohan was indeed driving with the DRS open during takeoff. According to information from auto motor und sport, the Australian had tried to resort to tricks. In the simulator, Doohan had discovered that Turn 1 was drivable with the DRS open. He tried to apply this theory in practice. But physics struck mercilessly.
April 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
kichaa.bsky.social
#love#moto#motogirl#bmwxr1000 #driving#sun#motor
February 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
bergsonsghost.bsky.social
When it comes to complexity, human beings are not, and never have been, the motor driving negentropy. We are a continuation of a long process here on earth. What is the motor? Physics would answer, nuclear fusion (the sun). Metaphysics would answer, difference (becoming).
January 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
didi.rocks
Day 20 of No Nut November

The gals unwind with a little late-day rampage, but Dru doesn't seem to find it all that relaxing.

Drusilla ---> @eldritchgts.com

#giantess #NoNutNovember #Suctober
3D Render. In a sprawling city, the late-day sun washes the streets with a golden light. In an intersection, a massive platform boot blocks the way, and a white car slams into the imposing footwear. From up above, Drusilla say, iritated: Oi! You daft cunt! Bloody watch where you're driving! You've just scuffed my new boots! 3D Render From the vehicle's perspective, we crane our view upwards to see Drusilla the succubus staring down at the car angrily. She raises her foot high into the air with menace. A condom, ballooning full of precum, hangs off her cock. Over her shoulder, Cordelia the succubus can be seen. Drusilla angrily speaks: "Fuck me, this is the last thing I need right now. Do you have any idea how stressful this No Nut Bullshit is on a succubus? The FUCK are you gawking at? Never seen a rubber filled with Pre before? UGH. 3D Render Back at street level, Drusilla brings her boot down on the hapless car. It crumples without any resistance. Several. Onlookers flee in terror. Drusilla speaks: Do you had ANY IDEA how pent up I am? You know what? Tit for tat. You scuff my boots, I scuff your wheels. 3D Render We see a large swath of destruction the girls have carved into the city as Drusilla turns to face Cordelia, angrily blowing up at her companion. Cordelia watches with a mix of quiet shock and surprise at the outburst, yet she is undeniably turned on as her own penis stands go attention. She holds a tiny person in her clawed fingers. Drusilla speaks: AND YOU! Don't you gimme that fuckin look, alright? Can't a girl smash a motor without it being a whole thing? Cordelia interjects: I.. I didn't said anything. Drusilla replies: just shut up and eat your damn Mortal already.
November 20, 2024 at 2:26 PM
collettealyson.bsky.social
The sun was sinking into the sea
But a ball of fire inside of me
Was burning my motor and driving me hard - MS
November 13, 2024 at 8:03 PM
zrau.bsky.social
Every morning I wake up early and finish a workout before the sun comes out, I feel like a spy who sabotaged a Nazi motor pool and they’re just finding out as I’m driving away to safety.
A suburban sky at sunrise with houses, lawns, and a tree in the foreground.
August 7, 2024 at 11:50 AM