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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Free idea for @wmata.com, people miss our old bus line numbers and we need some closure because they mimicked the old streetcar system. We know y'all love making merch, so how about former bus line route maps and numbers with fun sayings. I would love a "P6 was my G6" or "70/79 and feeling fine"

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This 100%. It's like smartphones: everyone has opinions on how well or not well they work, but when it comes to fixing issues or a new OS design you have to move past opinions and vibes

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Tom Bridge Out Ahead ⛔️🌉💥🪦 @tombridge.com · 22/05/2026

DC friends, they've started up checkpoints again. There's a checkpoint at Rhode Island Ave NE and South Dakota Ave NE. And fuck ICE.

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Maybe it's time I give up too. *Sigh*

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

100% agreed on all fronts. I wish the US would adopt European NCAP standards & build smaller, safer vehicles with more widespread bike/ped detection as standard. I also think anyone who currently drives a vehicle the size & weight of a F150 should be required to have special training & licensing

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I wanted this little guy when my old car was making me sick (faulty water drainage system), but its not available in the US and that's dumb

Small Honda electric vehicle only available in Japan

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

And there's promising research about evolving Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) that they reduce ped/bike crashes tsr.international/TSR/article/...

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Estimating the crash reducing effect of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for vulnerable road users | Traffic Safety Research

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Look, I hate big cars & I cannot lie. But from a safety lens you can't deny, that crash survivability rates for vehicle occupants have improved 95% over the past 100 years. So you're more likely to get sprung...I'm sorry I don't know why my brain works like this pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Shallot jam for superior sandwiches and cheeseboards food52.com/recipes/8451...

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I think it is. The content was still about the amount of fines per camera rather than maybe why they were placed where they were and crash rates

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Mostly but I have beef with Cuneyt Dil on his clickbaity bullet point article bsky.app/profile/femm...

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

YUP!! it's so bad. The only decent one was about roundabouts with Dan Reed who knows what they are talking about!

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I want to support local journalism but dearly beloved at what cost

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Bridget, thank you for your closing remarks, but could you have led with that please? Would've saved me a lot of exasperated shouting to no one on my commute. Is DC perfect? No. But on automated enforcement they are probably the most transparent & proactive asc.ddot.dc.gov/pages/method...

asc.ddot.dc.gov

Automated Safety Camera (ASC) Program

DC's Automated Safety Camera (ASC) program is designed to create safer roadways for all road users in the District of Columbia. As part of our Vision Zero goal, DDOT’s aim is to eliminate all traffic-...

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Why are Republicans targeting DC cameras? Oh gee I don't know, Maybe they enjoy messing with a majority Black Democratic jurisdiction & rather dead democratic voters versus fair elections. Same reason they won't give us statehood & ok to gerrymander when it benefits them. bsky.app/profile/femm...

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

"The other thing is making the streets calmer"- YUP so here's everywhere DC has already done that/is in progress is intended to calm behavior so no there actually isn't an "absence of that". journalism is hard -clickbait is easy visionzero.dc.gov/pages/engine...

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Engineering for Safety

Careful data analysis identifies specific locations that require new interventions and safe street designs.

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Again, Yes DC is indeed targeting the serial reckless drivers and we're #winning oag.dc.gov/release/atto...

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Attorney General Schwalb Secures $531,192 from Dangerous Maryland and Virginia Drivers

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Also the 7th and R intersection crash... where a reckless driver crashed into a bus and then Ambar? 7th Street NW is literally on the High Injury Network with a project in the works buspriority.ddot.dc.gov

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Other jurisdictions surrounding DC ALSO have Automated Enforcement. While they have no obligation to pay, The STEER ACT is enabling DC to bring civil suits against the worst offenders and we have had results!! oag.dc.gov/release/atto...

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The cameras DO make the streets safer, but within a confined area, research shows. WHICH IS WHY ultimately they are either 1- a short term solution until you change design or 2- design changes are less feasible like where interstates cross state borders. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Can speed cameras make streets safer? Quasi-experimental evidence from New York City | PNAS

Each year, approximately 40,000 people die in vehicle collisions in the United States, generating $340 billion in economic costs. To make roads saf...

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Fatal crashes are INCREDIBLY NUANCED and take a systemic view to evaluate causes of the crash & what made it fatal..behaviorae, land use, vehicle type height & speed are HUGE factors. It's not as simple as cameras= fewer fatal crashes. visionzero.dc.gov/pages/overvi...

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Overview

Overview Committed to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries. Vision Zero is a part of Mayor Bowser’s response to the US Department of Transportation’s Mayor’s Challenge for Safer People and Sa...

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Yes Yess the highest traffic corridors ARE part of the high injury network where more people die or are injured by drivers, now you're getting it! Yes street design has a huge influence on behavior. visionzero.dc.gov/pages/overvi...

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

"Are the cameras fair?" Per my previous skeet, there's a process for where DC puts every camera. But also interviews with multiple cities showed that so many communities WANT automated enforcement because THEY KNOW IT WORKS. thank you @davidzipper.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Automated Traffic Enforcement Is More Popular Than You Think

Cameras that ticket drivers who run red lights and speed are effective and widely popular with city residents. So why are they banned in so many places?

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

You're right cameras are a more adaptable flexible traffic safety tool with near instant results. But DC does not put them up just anywhere, as a minimal Google will show you: asc.ddot.dc.gov/pages/method...

asc.ddot.dc.gov

Automated Safety Camera (ASC) Program

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

VISION ZERO IS ABOUT NO FATAL CRASHES FOR ALL 👏MODES 👏. Not just pedestrians or bicyclists. But googling is so hard so here you go: visionzeronetwork.org/about/what-i...

visionzeronetwork.org

What is Vision Zero

Vision Zero aims to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

DC IS NOT UNIQUE compared to other cities and states. NYC alone has 2200+ cameras, both red AND blue states have automated enforcement, But Republicans kill many systems because they like dead constituents over voting ones, so THIS IS FINE. www.wjtv.com/news/state/a...

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As more states adopt traffic enforcement cameras, here’s where Mississippi stands

Technology is helping some states and cities crack down on dangerous driving.In particular, traffic cameras have spread throughout the nation. These are intended to ensure that drivers fully stop a…

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Environmental angle on full stop & start emissions is from the 1970's oil crisis, @davidplotz.bsky.social please update your bad faith arguments. Know what is? Kids being hit and killed because a driver failed to come to a complete stop. insideclimatenews.org/infographics...

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Chart: How Average U.S. Vehicle CO2 Emissions Have Changed - Inside Climate News

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Speed cameras, per DC law, are triggered at 11mph over the posted speed. An average person struck at 25 mph is exponentially more likely to survive when a driver strikes them compared to at 35+. The survival rate is different depending on people & vehicle factors aaafoundation.org/research/imp...

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Impact Speed and a Pedestrian's Risk of Severe Injury or Death - AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

This study examines how vehicle speed influences the probability that a pedestrian struck by a vehicle will sustain severe injuries or die.

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

"It is $500-400 per DC resident paying for these tickets" incorrect, the majority of citations go to Maryland and Virginia plates..see report here "summary by jurisdiction": asc.ddot.dc.gov/pages/asc-co...

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Automated Safety Camera (ASC) Program

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Stop sign camera discussion is giving "I want to casually break the law and NOT face any consequences" Per my previous skeemail... bsky.app/profile/femm...

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

1st TY for saying that perception is not reality. Being hyper vigilant about driving IS HOW YOU SHOULD DRIVE. B/c with great capacity to cause harm comes great responsibility for being safe on our streets. "Driving reasonably" is not letting your heavy foot win pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31408358/

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

At this point, @citycastdc.bsky.social is creating rage bait with their clumsy "story" on automated enforcement. The rhetoric is both tired and legit dangerous for the District. So even if no one reads this...a thread re their 'How your city could be better' ep #forclicks /1

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This isn't unprecedented, just pulled a Robert Moses #thepowerbroker

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I just imagine my grandmother grasping her pearls and rolling in her grave but wtf else am I going to do with gilded pheasant plates? Let my 7 yr old eat goldfish off of them I guess.

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Great idea! I'd like to use mine but I need to test them for lead and other heavy metals first.

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I would donate to this if you guys legally require him to bike, not surrounded by security, on an open, predetermined roadway where his administration cut already-awarded funding for a safer bikeway project

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

After tech conferences my brain turns into a LLM w/ integrated AI cloud capacity for descriptive expansion & adaptive solution based architectures. This model operationalizes a proprietary predictive algorithm that can synchronize venture-capitalist-backed false competencies & functional viability

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Maybe you should let their Mayor know about it dmayer@glotwp.com

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Consider these three maps: 1- population density, 2- % Black in each area, 3- presidential election results in 2024. The white population in Louisiana is declining & these bigots redrawing the maps are grabbing for the last gasps of supremacy they think they have. Land doesn't vote.

Population density map of Louisiana showing concentrations of people living near cities

Map shows % of Black population across Louisiana, that is not only in cities but suburban and rural parishes

Map of Louisiana showing election results from the 2024 presidential election. While the majority of areas are red, there pink, and light blue, and dark blue areas spread across the state

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FemmeUTCD @femmeutcd.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Hell yeah. Call out the bullshit. Take their hoods off, make them face it all out in public. 💕 Gary Chambers. For those unaware: about 1/3 of the state population is Black, in a mix of urban/suburban & rural parishes along the Mississippi River & Gulf The proposals disenfranchise these residents.

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Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Okay, all in one place now: I explain with only a few expletives why the Virginia Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling is trash and what can and can’t be done about it open.substack.com/pub/statehou...

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Virginia's Supreme Court Goes Full GOP Hack

An explanation of the redistricting ruling and what can and can't be done about it

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