100 years ago today, and very little has changed. #WarOnCars
@slowbikeiain.bsky.social![This vintage 1926 political cartoon by William Kerridge Haselden (W. K. Haselden) is titled "Railways and Roads: A Modern Contrast".
Key Elements of the Cartoon
• Top Panel: Shows a man standing by a wooden railway fence, surrounded by stern warning signs ("Beware of the Trains," "Persons Are Not Allowed to Cross the Line," "Penalty for Crossing Line £5") [Image].
• Bottom Panel: Shows the same man darting across a chaotic, congested city street amid heavy early-20th-century motor traffic, buses, and cars [Image].
• Punchline: "The authorities do not yet seem to realise that roads are far more dangerous than the dear old-fashioned railway lines."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:utz5ri24nn7av476l5vtwqxg/bafkreib4mlstu4ysgbjymi2v5ks5fcvcdhu43c7av76n423tc23x3n55ka@jpeg)
@slowbikeiain.bsky.social100 years ago today, and very little has changed. #WarOnCars
@infernalmachine0.bsky.socialAs I was walking from the beer store, I noticed this lifted Ram truck. I am 5'5" and the hood was almost as tall as I am. The custom grille I assume came with the lift kit?
And they say it's a war on cars? #waroncars #carbrain
@lyle.cville.online.ap.brid.gy“the pilot’s goal is to measure the impact of lower speed limits on the safety of local roads.” #FairfaxVA #TwentyIsPlenty #SafeStreets #WarOnCars https://www.ffxnow.com/2026/10/16/fairfax-county-testing-20-mph-speed-limits-on-10-roads-this-fall/
@virtuous-sloth.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gyI was blissfully unaware of the concept of #trunkortreat. Feels kinda sad.
#waroncars
@sarahfoxspeaker.bsky.socialKeeping cyclists safe is not about imposing more rules on them. Drivers should be alert to other road users, hi-viz or not. #WarOnCars
@urbantruth.bsky.socialHis infamous bother, the “crack smoking Toronto Mayor” Rob Ford, first popularized the lie about a #WarOnCars to divide urban/suburban voters and rage-farm.
Now his brother Doug ramps up the real #WarOnWalking, biking and transit, weakening the city and costing everyone money and lives. #UrbanTruth
@paleomedia.bsky.socialMy friend Mohammed's first news clip in the USA, and it's a #waroncars banger!
@lyle.cville.online.ap.brid.gy“The new route will include an eight-foot-wide, two-way protected bike path separated from vehicle traffic by a concrete or grass median. A six-foot-wide ADA-compliant sidewalk will also be constructed.” #SilverSpring #MoCo #MD #BikeTooter #walkable #ADA #WarOnCars […]
@podcastquotebot.bsky.social"I don't know." - KARA SWISHER, Kara Swisher Says Car Ownership is Finished, The War on Cars #WarOnCars #KaraSwisher
@dantsis87.bsky.socialReally enjoyed the book talk for this tonight at Caper bookshop in #Oxford. It was really inspiring to hear and great to meet @brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social thanks so much for coming to #Oxford! I'm looking forward to reading this one! #waroncars
@barryjt.bsky.socialEven bears have joined the #WarOnCars
@jymdyer.bsky.social#WarOnCarsWednesday has rolled around again (on 2 or 3 wheels, not 4). So here's the stickered side of a bakfiets I saw on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis. Welcome to the #WarOnCars (I left them a "Cities Aren't Loud" sticker).
@michelpatrice.jasette.facil.services.ap.brid.gyThe more parking spaces there is, the less places there is to go to.
@torontoboris.bsky.socialI almost walked into this camouflaged van today..
This should not be allowed! There otta be a law that mandates that all camo coloured vehicles need to wear a hunter orange safety vest at all times.
Ive highlighted the outline of the van in pic #2 incase its too well hidden.
