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Not to detract from your point but the US Federal government, shockingly, is incapable of passing necessary regulations and the Constitution forbids a State fro

Not to detract from your point but the US Federal government, shockingly, is incapable of passing necessary regulations and the Constitution forbids a State from passing their own versions. For instance, vehicle inspections, licensing standards, safety equipment, etc are all set at the Federal level. Cities can't forbid oversized trucking, require truck side guards, etc. Likewise, stupendous amounts of Federal and State taxes are forcefully siphoned off into wasteful, money-losing highway programs. Money that could go towards safer transit, pedestrian, or biking initiatives.

mcguire 9y ago
Vehicle inspections, at least, differ between states; AL doesn't currently require one annually. California has long had much stronger environmental regulations.
- dsfyu404ed 9y ago
  >California has long had much stronger environmental regulations. But not safety which is the issue here.
ecopoesis 9y ago
Boston and Cambridge, MA have passed truck side rail laws. "Trucks over x height prohibited" and "Trucks over x weight prohibited" are common. States and cities can do a lot, and in fact can do a lot more then the federal government because they don't have a 10th amendment restricting them. https://www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work/truck-side-guards-resource-page https://www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work/truck-side-guards-resourc...
- Steltek 9y ago
  Boston and Cambridge have required municipal trucks to have side rails. They can't compel anyone else to follow through. That's a tiny fraction of trucking that we see.
jopsen 9y ago
The answer was: (1) speed limits, and (2) infrastructure Are you saying local governments can't do those things? When I look around San Francisco I see lots of space to build dedicated bike lanes, etc. In the Americans I see: A) A lack of faith that anything can get better. B) A willful disregard for other people (lack of empathy).

mcguire 9y ago

Vehicle inspections, at least, differ between states; AL doesn't currently require one annually. California has long had much stronger environmental regulations.

dsfyu404ed 9y ago
>California has long had much stronger environmental regulations. But not safety which is the issue here.

ecopoesis 9y ago

Boston and Cambridge, MA have passed truck side rail laws. "Trucks over x height prohibited" and "Trucks over x weight prohibited" are common. States and cities can do a lot, and in fact can do a lot more then the federal government because they don't have a 10th amendment restricting them. https://www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work/truck-side-guards-resource-page https://www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work/truck-side-guards-resourc...

Steltek 9y ago
Boston and Cambridge have required municipal trucks to have side rails. They can't compel anyone else to follow through. That's a tiny fraction of trucking that we see.

jopsen 9y ago

The answer was: (1) speed limits, and (2) infrastructure Are you saying local governments can't do those things? When I look around San Francisco I see lots of space to build dedicated bike lanes, etc. In the Americans I see: A) A lack of faith that anything can get better. B) A willful disregard for other people (lack of empathy).