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- micromobility@lemmy.world
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- micromobility@lemmy.world
The Trump administration’s plans to stymie and defund bike lane plans in the US, on the unusual basis that they are DEI tools, will hurt efforts to improve roadway safety, non-motorized transportation advocates say.
The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, posted on X this month that he had redirected $1.73bn allocated for “Biden-era DEI pet projects” to “America’s actual backbone: ROADS, BRIDGES, AND SHIPPING PORTS”.
Duffy did not explain how the transportation department would determine which bike lanes support diversity, equity and inclusion. The administration also recently removed bike lanes and speed cameras from the Federal Highway Administration’s list of proven safety countermeasures.
What a limp headline. “advocates say”. No. Data says.
You have to both sides those with the data and credentials to speak with authority on a subject, and idiots. No idea why, but it’s very important that idiots get to spout their insane brain farts.
Data say
I ain’t no prescriptivist and “data say” sounds wrong. I know data is technically plural but I adhere to vibes based grammar
It sounds wrong because enough dumb people say it wrong.
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