The number of SUVs in England is on the rise, with more than 800,000 registered in London alone, as of 2022. The number of SUVs in England's cities has increased from 3% to 30% of cars in the last two decades. In physical terms, London's SUVs now take up the same space as the entire borough of Kensington and Chelsea, while the entire country's SUVs would cover all of Manchester. This has led to calls for anti-SUV measures, taking the lead from cities like Pari, which cut SUV parking down by two-thirds.
I was in Carton House when I got the call that dad had been knocked off his bike and taken by ambulance to hospital in Limerick where his condition was critical. It was Tuesday February 7, 2023. The previous Saturday I'd started the first game of that season's Six Nations and was due to start the following Saturday against France. In my world, everything was going well.
In response to road safety concerns, the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) changed its bus service routes, consolidating some lines and discontinuing all stops on Grizzly Peak Boulevard in the Berkeley Hills. The changes were announced about two weeks before families went back to school on Aug. 13. BUSD said the bus route changes were made to address an ongoing school bus driver shortage, reduce student ride times and optimize resources.
If states had followed the rules, this driver would never have been behind the wheel and three precious lives would still be with us. This crash was a preventable tragedy directly caused by reckless decisions and compounded by despicable failures. Non-enforcement and radical immigration policies have turned the trucking industry into a lawless frontier, resulting in unqualified foreign drivers improperly acquiring licenses to operate 40-ton vehicles.
Light pollution, energy use, and street safety are just the surface-level problems. These trucks are part of a bigger system - one that tells us to always want more, even when our planet can't keep up.
Survivors, loved ones, witnesses, and first responders all suffer profound effects from the fatalities on Irish roads. This impact is often unnoticed yet undeniably significant, with the emotional and psychological toll extending far beyond the immediate tragedies.
A staggering 59% of drivers surveyed said they don't report potholes. Experts are urging motorists to report potholes in their local area, in order to give road users the best chance of receiving compensation when making a claim.
