In Vox, I explained how federal policy encourages car bloat, making American vehicles more enormous, polluting, and dangerous than they'd otherwise be.

That's the exact opposite of what we should be doing.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24139147/suvs-trucks-popularity-federal-policy-pollution

#cars #safety #policy

#UK: "#Smart" #motorways as a #danger for road #safety:

"The technology behind England's smart motorway network stops working on a regular basis, the #BBC has discovered.

Figures obtained by Panorama have revealed hundreds of incidents when crucial safety equipment was out of action.

National Highways - which maintains major routes in England - says "smart motorways are our safest roads".

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68848418

Claims that smart motorways tech leaves drivers at risk

Figures obtained by the BBC reveal worries about the reliability of the tech behind smart motorways.

^{By Steve Anderson, Richard Bilton & Rory Tinman (BBC News)}

After CPAP #Recall, Philips Must Institute New Safeguards in Agreement With #DOJ
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The settlement comes nearly 3 years after the company acknowledged that an industrial foam fitted inside its machines could degrade and release toxic substances into #patients' masks.

#Health #HealthCare #CPAP #Asthma #Sleep #Safety #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/after-recall-philips-must-launch-new-safeguards-in-doj-agreement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

After Recall, Philips Must Launch New Safeguards in DOJ Agreement

The settlement comes nearly three years after the company acknowledged that an industrial foam fitted inside its machines could degrade and release toxic substances into the masks worn by patients.

^ProPublica