When traffic violence hits home
The Maus family mini-van and the aftermath of Tuesday’s crash on the Marquam Bridge.
car violence
Portland commissioner cites ‘vehicular violence’ in response to spate of crashes
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
Four people dead in 3 days as Portland car violence continues
New victims, old causes.
(Photos: PPB, Google Maps)
Joshua Stanley. Karen McClure. Douglas Rosling II.
All three died using Portland roads over the weekend. [Read more…]
Talking about car violence on XRAY in the Morning
Listen to the interview below.
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 surprised that it went longer. DJ Ambush asked thoughtful questions and wanted to delve into the issue.
We talked for over 20 minutes. There is a short section in the middle where we talked about Congressman Earl Blumenauer’s new bike-related bills, but most of the conversation was about traffic violence, our dangerous car culture, and what we can do about.
You can check out the interview below: [Read more…]
