We don't address:
π« rape by only talking about the clothing of women.
π« gun violence by only talking about bulletproofing victims.
So why do we think it is OK to only address SYSTEMIC TRAFFIC VIOLENCE through statistics of those who are killed?
Source: hetongeluk.nl/statistieken/aβ¦
π« rape by only talking about the clothing of women.
π« gun violence by only talking about bulletproofing victims.
So why do we think it is OK to only address SYSTEMIC TRAFFIC VIOLENCE through statistics of those who are killed?
Source: hetongeluk.nl/statistieken/aβ¦
[2] Systemic traffic violence represents the largest threat to life and limb that most people in contemporary society inflict on each other on a daily basis.
Media reports it as 'a glitch in the oiled machine'.
Why is that so problematic?
Read: sciencedirect.com/science/articlβ¦
Media reports it as 'a glitch in the oiled machine'.
Why is that so problematic?
Read: sciencedirect.com/science/articlβ¦
[3]
βThe large number of road accidents is truly a kind of sacrifice to the godhead of mobility to keep the wheels of traffic moving. It is a sacrifice made unconsciously, but one for which society is apparently prepared to pay the price nonetheless.β
~Paul Virilio
βThe large number of road accidents is truly a kind of sacrifice to the godhead of mobility to keep the wheels of traffic moving. It is a sacrifice made unconsciously, but one for which society is apparently prepared to pay the price nonetheless.β
~Paul Virilio
[4]
The annual dance around "the statistics" also blinds us for the depth of this systemic carnage. And the landscape of fear in our public space.
Think about it:
The annual dance around "the statistics" also blinds us for the depth of this systemic carnage. And the landscape of fear in our public space.
Think about it:
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