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Taxing would obviously change people's behavior. But it still has positive benefits to drive around. We could stop all traffic tomorrow if we just put a $1,000/gallon tax on gasoline. You've got to remember that fossil fuels have a lot of benefits. That's why we use them...
...three other officers were injured by an assailant armed with an AK-47, three years to the day after the expiration of the Federal Assault Weapons ban. On August 6, a motorcyclist shot Broward Sheriff's Det. Maury Hernandez in the head when pulled over during a routine traffic stop. Although Hernandez survived and is recovering in a local hospital, his colleague, BSO Sgt. Christopher Reyka, who was shot just four days later while checking on stolen cars...
Enter motorbike medics, who flit between slow-moving cars and speed around stopped traffic. The two-wheeled first responders are dispatched from the 15 firehouses closest to São Paulo's main drags. Other cities employ moto-medics--London, Kuala Lumpur and Miami, among them--but in Brazil the program holds special significance since there is no centralized 911 and firefighters have become the go-to guys when accidents occur, perhaps because the country's health service is in disarray and the police are among the nation's least esteemed public servants. "People trust us," says fire department spokesman...
What is unusual about this case is that there were no motorcyclists involved. Motorbikes account for 9% of the city's vehicles but they cause more accidents than all the rest combined, according to city traffic officials. That means moto-medics also come with a dose of irony. "I saw someone on the television last night saying she'd kill all the motorcyclists in the city if she could," says the fire department's Palumbo. "But if she crashes her car, her opinion will change, because we'll be there to help...
...Everybody talks about how much they love a diverse city, affordable housing, clean and vibrant neighborhoods, and how much they hate rats and traffic,” said Robert Winters, the proprietor of the Cambridge Civic Journal. “Yes, we all love apple pie and Mom, and we don’t like evil people with guns. Now what are you going to do when you get elected...