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> Too slow for what? The article explains they're trying to reach zero by 2050 (I don't know if that sounds crazy to someone somewhere like the US, but I think
by chrisseaton 5y ago
> Too slow for what?
The article explains they're trying to reach zero by 2050 (I don't know if that sounds crazy to someone somewhere like the US, but I think some European locations are actually not far off this). But currently progress is too slow for achieving this goal.
I think one unexpected problem has been that the UK, which has phenomenally good road safety compared to most of the EU, has left, meaning that the statistics now look worse.
- bserge 5y agoZero? So they either plan on removing cars completely or are delusional.
- chrisseaton 5y agoFor example Oslo is one place that already cut road deaths (including cyclists and pedestrians) to literally zero by 2019. There were also literally zero child road deaths across the whole of Norway. I'm not sure it's unachievable. (The bigger goal is deaths and serious injuries.)
- bserge 5y agoWell, it only takes one psycho to push a cyclist/pedestrian onto the road or under a train, like it happens surprisingly often in Germany and elsewhere. But I guess that's not reported as a road death. Zero is impossible.
- chrisseaton 5y agoWas possible in Oslo and Helsinki. And yes railway deaths not reported as road deaths. You've got them there!