L’EU et les États-Unis ont signé un accord commercial prévoyant une «reconnaissance mutuelle» de leurs normes automobiles. Problème : les véhicules américains et leurs imposants pick-up ne respectent pas les règles européennes de protection piétons et cyclistes @ecf.com www.ecf.com/en/news/euro...

More evidence on the positive impact of 30km/h (20mph) speed reduction policies. Review of UK studies on impact of speed limit reduction "...20mph (32 km/h) speed limits reduced traffic crashes by an average of 26.45%....Casualties decreased by 22.92%" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

US/EU Trade deal framework will have disastrous consequences for cycling/pedestrian safety if EU follows through on its intention to "mutually recognise" vehicle regulations www.forbes.com/sites/tanyam... In the US large pick-up trucks with minimal safety measures onboard are the norm.

EU–US trade agreement moves forward as safety groups urge vigilance on vehicle standards etsc.eu/eu-us-trade-...

"#VisionZero is just an aspirational #roadsafety target to keep us motivated to do better, it's not really achievable." @hel.fi "Hold my Pint!!" yle.fi/a/74-20174831

[email protected]‬ report on increased bonnet height tinyurl.com/2p6awvkc, and previous report tinyurl.com/5n8u5evc on increased vehicle width, along with the clear danger of larger vehicles tinyurl.com/3r3hj38z regulators must act to put the brakes on this forward march of larger vehicle size

New! We received a lot of requests to release our bonus with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka “The Fietsprofessor," about a study he co-authored with @ianwalker.bsky.social on where motornomativity comes from... so here it is! Plus, better language for better streets. thewaroncars.org/2025/05/06/e...

Really pleased with the new @usa.streetsblog.org podcast from @keawilson.bsky.social. It's a really nice half-hour interview with me and my co-author Marco te Brömmelstroet on our most recent motonormativity work - one for the drive to work today 😉 usa.streetsblog.org/2025/05/06/w...

The EU must not lower vehicle safety standards🛑 @etsc.eu, POLIS, @eurocities.bsky.social, @cleancitiescampaign.org @ifpedestrians.bsky.social @ecf.com and other European organisations urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to reject US-EU #VehicleEquivalence in any negotiation❗🚗 More ➡️ buff.ly/ZyVi2QD

We @ecf.com co-sign a letter to EU Commission president @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu with 9 other EU organisations, calling on EU to reject US vehicle standards or "regulatory equivalence" in automotive trade negotiations www.ecf.com/en/news/ecf-...

Any graphic designers out there who are into mobility and transport issues? I’m in an EU-funded project that needs a logo. The project is about converting recyclable stuff like tires into bike lanes and e-bike charging points. Check it out 👇 www.smile-city.eu

Here at ecf.com, we work to encourage more people cycling more often in Europe. While this doesn't mean entirely 'car-free,' every car removed from our cities and replaced with someone walking or cycling a blessing. So many great cities are leading the way! www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

Dutch public and parliament back reintroduction of alcohol interlocks for drink-driving offenders

I wrote this several years ago but it never got published. I would probably change a lot now, but if you are interested in protected junctions for cycling, you may find it interesting: drive.google.com/file/d/1BRFs...

From Brussels to Bologna…some good news for road safety ETSC’s Executive Director Antonio Avenoso looks at how city-wide 30 km/h speed limits are bringing big benefits to cities across Europe.

HOT RESEARCH NEWS! Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor... Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵

Research from US www.iihs.org/topics/bibli... adds to increasing concern about high bonnets of pick-up truck and SUVs in crashes with pedestrians and cyclists. Belgium’s VIAS institute similar results last year www.vias.be/fr/newsroom/...

The share of this born by society is €4674 per year for an Opel Corsa, and €5273 for a Mercedes GLC. Findings suggest that for low-income groups, private car ownership can represent a cost equal to housing. What if carless people received the money every year? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

In the UK, auto insurance prices dropped 16% in a year. A big reason: Lower urban speed limits Industry analyst: "Areas where 20mph zones have been introduced result in lower levels of claim frequency – a key factor in the cost of car insurance."

Early bird tickets for ECF Velo-city conference in Gdansk in June now available www.velo-city-conference.com/en/tickets-i... (until 14 February).

Irish Cycling Campaign delivered the press release below on Wednesday 01 January 2025 following yet another grim year of road traffic collisions and casualties. #VisionZero @news.rte.ie @nuachttg4.bsky.social cyclist.ie/2025/01/iris...

Many health experts recommend people walk or cycle at least 30 minutes every day. With 44.0% of Dutch adults walking or cycling at least 30 minutes every day, it has by far the highest percentage of any country in Europe. landgeist.com/2023/1...

Research from @georgeyannis.bsky.social and Eva Michelaraki at Nat Tech University of Athens on effectiveness of 30 kph limits www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "...can save over 40% of lives, significant positive effect on environment, ... public health, ..., increased walking and cycling"

If you bike to work, you live longer, new study confirms. momentummag.com/if-you-bike-...

Car bloat is a disease – and it’s spreading. Here are a few of the stories I wrote in 2024 about dangerously huge vehicles. 🧵 This year GM killed the Chevy Malibu, the last sedan available to Americans from the Big Three. 4/5 new US cars are SUVs or pickups. www.fastcompany.com/91123174/det...

STUDY of 82K+ Scottish adults: “compared with sedentary commuting, commuting to work or study by bike was associated with lower all-cause mortality risk, lower risk of any hospitalization, lower risk of cardiovascular disease, lower risk of cancer mortality & better mental health.”— @carltonreid.com

Cities should use their full leverage against growing vehicle sizes - and expect no federal action on the topic. Tolls, parking fees, FHV fares. All should be way higher for bigger vehicles.

This person is 5’8”. This truck should be illegal.

The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%. E-bikes support fewer car trips. V/@lloydalter.bsky.social

📈 A recent report reveals that from @mobilite.brussels and Bruxelles Environnement more than 50% of new vehicles in the city are now SUVs. With the weight of vehicles increasing, so is pressure on local municipalities to find solutions. ➡️ eurocities.eu/latest/bigge...

18-Year Study Of 82,297 Adults Finds Cycle Commuting Halves Chance Of Early Death HT @jimswheels.bsky.social @ianwalker.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/carlto... Billionaires who want to live longer should jump on bicycles not spacecraft.

Car bloat has become a global problem, not just an American one. Worldwide, SUVs alone now comprise ~half of new car sales. The avg European car gets 1 cm wider every 2 years. That's bad news for climate change, as well as for safety. Me, in Slate 🧵 GIFT LINK: slate.com/business/202...

New study from IIHS shows that car bloat is dangerous even at low speeds: If hit by a sedan going 27 mph, a pedestrian has a 60% chance of a moderate+ injury and 30% chance of a serious one. If it's a pickup going 27 mph, those odds rise to 83% and 63%, respectively. www.iihs.org/news/detail/...

IMPORTANT STUDY: “On average, the implementation of 30 km/h speed limits in European cities demonstrated a 23%, 37% & 38% reduction in road crashes, fatalities & injuries respectively. Lower speed limits also yielded environmental benefits.” www.nrso.ntua.gr/review-of-ci...

From @usdot.bsky.social - Set of transport climate strategies from #activemobility to #parking and everything in between. Probly a bit US specific but still looks useful for all www.transportation.gov/climate-stra...

Brussels air quality today. “Horrible,” by official metrics. Obviously thanks to all the drivers of fossil fuel cars, vans and trucks. The roads are chock a block with them today. Aside from polluting the air, driving is the absolute worst way to travel in a city.

"The city said that SUVs, which account for 25 per cent of private vehicles in the capital, were responsible for 10 per cent more accidents than other vehicles and were statistically more fatal for the victims they hit." www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

THIS IS INTERESTING: 12 Ways to Reduce Cars In Cities that have ALREADY WORKED, ranked by effectiveness, identified from nearly 800 research papers. Via @theconversation.bsky.social. What do u think, Tweeps? Seems it depends A LOT on the specific case studies… theconversation.com/12-best-ways...

Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.

remember when this peaceful, people-friendly oasis at the Strand Aldwych was nothing but four lanes of dangerous, toxic traffic? Once a change like this is made—even on a smaller scale—and through traffic is restricted, no one ever wants to go back to the way it was

London and New York have tested Intelligent Speed Assistance in their city-owned vehicles, significantly reducing speeding incidents by 62% and 64%, respectively. Why aren't all public and corporate fleets adopting this technology? Sources: https://buff.ly/3OiqKdP https://buff.ly/496gi2G

Données/graphiques intéressants sur les victimesde la route belge de VIAS www.vias-roadsafety.be/en/

City of Oslo Cycling report results (in NOR) aktuelt.oslo.kommune.no/oslos-sykkel... Highlights: Since 2014 -Cycle trips ↑ 39% -More cycling in autumn and winter -47% ↓ serious accidents -Car journeys ↓ 35 to 26% -Cycling strategy net benefit of Euros 330 million -155km cycle paths built/upgraded

HGV Safety: Star ratings for best and worst lorries announced www.bbc.com/news/article... #roadsafety #euroncap

THIS IS HUGE. Paris City Hall has announced that starting on Monday, Paris will limit (not ban) car traffic in the city centre, as cities like Ghent have done. They’re creating a limited traffic zone (ZTL) about 2 sq miles in size, to clean the air & create more space for people.

Bruxelles Mobilité & @BruxellesEnv report on heavier cars in the city (FR/NL) Impacts = air quality, Climate goals, Road safety, Public space. Poss solutions = adapt vehicle tax, Parking policy, filter big cars, incentive for companies, Ban on advertising environnement.brussels/pro/nos-acti...

The current minimum age to drive a truck in the EU is 21 The EU now wants to allow 17-year-olds to start accompanied driving We believe this is a major safety issue for cyclists If you agree use the @itfglobalunion.bsky.social tool to send to your transport Minister www.itfglobal.org/en/campaigns...

Switching just 1 trip a day from 🚗 to 🚴 or 🚶‍♂️ = almost 30% less transport CO2 for the ave UK urban resident. If 1 in 5 did this in 🇪🇺 it’d cut emissions from all 🚗 travel in 🇪🇺 by 8%. The potential impact of active travel on CO2 could be huge

New research on autonomous vehicle safety from George Mason robotics prof and ex-NHTSA Missy Cummings. "No, Waymo is not safer than the average human driver." -- @forrealflygirl.bsky.social posting her study on LinkedIn. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

The absolute nightmare of 30 km/h limits.