Kansas City Fights 'Traffic Violence' With Driver Crackdown Legislation

Kansas City is home to a new spin on the continued war against 'freedom of movement' and transportation for workers. 

Words matter and we can't help but notice an important turn of a phrase now employed by Bike/Walk activists . . .

CAR CRASHES NOW QUALIFY AS "TRAFFIC VIOLENCE" IN THE CRUSADE AGAINST PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE OWNERSHIP!!!

It's a not so clever twist that assumes guilt and castigates motorists regardless of context.

Accordingly . . . 

We notice that this morning a great many local activists were denouncing the design of downtown streets in the aftermath of a pedestrian death following a crash with vehicle near the loop. 

Now . . . Here's the rub . . . 

Mistakenly categorizing car crashes as "violence" diminishes real community efforts to address historic rate of killing currently impacting Kansas City. It's a disservice to a far more important crisis than street design and bike lanes. Sadly, the recent past has taught us, Bike/Walk activists don't have any problem ruthlessly robbing from urban neighborhoods in order to secure their sketchy jobs.

And so we take a look at the questionable jargon that continues to take hold in Kansas City:

"The city aims to make its streets more walkable and reduce traffic violence by investing in sidewalks and other safety improvements."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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