Traffic Violence
Crashes, road rage, reckless driving — these are all violent things that emanate from traffic. We use the term “traffic violence” to capture the tragedy and toll of these incidents.
Four people dead in 3 days as Portland car violence continues
Joshua Stanley. Karen McClure. Douglas Rosling II. All three died using Portland roads over the weekend.
Talking about car violence on XRAY in the Morning
This morning I was on the XRAY in the Morning radio show and had a nice conversation with host DJ Ambush. He asked how I’m making sense of the intentional vehicular assault in Portland on January 25th and what we should do in response. I expected it would be a short exchange, but was pleasantly … Read more
‘Green streets’ and the fight against vehicular violence
For Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps, last week’s intentional vehicular violence in southeast Portland hit very close to home.
Video shows another intentional vehicular assault on a bicycle rider
Someone used their pickup truck as a weapon to assault a bike rider in Portland on Friday. The altercation followed an interaction between the two road users and might have been fueled by road rage. It’s still unclear what – if anything – might have provoked the assault. Footage shared on Reddit less than an … Read more
At vigil, Jean Gerich remembered as active ‘free spirit’ who ‘lived with great courage’
(Photos from last night’s vigil by Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Friends, family, and many people who never knew Jean Gerich gathered to remember her Tuesday night. The 77-year-old Gerich was killed Monday in the intentional vehicular assault in southeast Portland that left at least nine other people injured.
