we have shocking obesity rates in the UK

Comparable to some of the least bad among US states.

A sharp rise in water and energy costs could be enough to make the suburbs dry up and blow away.

Tax cars to reflect their actual social and environmental cost.

You can get all kinds of small EVs in the UK at least: Mini, Renault 5, Fiat Panda, among others, as well as the relatively shitty Vauxhall Corsa. Toyota made a bet on hydrogen engines instead of EVs, so that electric Yaris might take a while to materialize.

Forget about the housing. If the cost of personal-car commuting were to skyrocket, people would naturally gravitate to be near transit hubs.

Cyclists will be thankful that they’re being killed by electric SUVs, not petrol SUVs.

I’m also for a usage based tax, after x Liters of fuel you pay more taxes (on a yearly basis)

That’d require a tachygraph or intrusive surveillance of road use. Taxing vehicle dimensions and weight is much simple.

A large percentage of microplastics come from car tyres.

Not all EVs are bloated SUVs.

Road damage goes up proportionally to the 4th power of vehicle weight: double the weight, 16 times the damage. Vehicle tax should include that as a component. That also indicates that we massively subsidise the use of huge lorries to transport goods.

Vehicle tax should be doubled for any such monstrosity. They also block visibility on the roads and are a hazard to cyclists and pedestrians.

I think the starting assumption in any accident investigation should be that it’s the driver’s fault. That’d encourage appropriate caution. But it’s undeniable that some cyclists (and pedestrians) are suicidally reckless.

To a significant extent, you can design away stupid. Look at the concept of poka-yoke (mistake-proofing) in manufacturing processes: arranging things in a way that minimizes the possibility of common errors. And note that its inventor originally called it baka-yoke (idiot-proofing) but that bluntness rocked the boat a bit too much.

Having separate paths for bikes and motor vehicles, and appropriately controlled intersections to take that into account, is a proven life-saver.

Or demand that all bike routes are separate from traffic, not just a line painted to force cyclists into the door zone.

Now do Farage.

Worse than that would be justified.

That’s a secondary goal.

The Christian Nationalist Death Cult would love to send you to the front.

To fight for Russia against Ukraine or Israel against Iran. Maybe if they’re in a good mood, you’ll be able to choose which genocide you participate in.

That beef is as fake as a WWE plotline.

Clearly showing what he really thinks of Trump’s bullshit “peace” plan.

Is Trump now going to demand that the French government pardon her?