Posts by kdorse@ottawa.place
 (DIR) Post #AUUGxn0J8iVNBMUfKq by kdorse@ottawa.place
       2023-04-09T13:50:01Z
       
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       It’s time to get rid of tipping. In North America, service employers deliberately underpay servers and delivery people hoping we’ll make up the difference. But these employers often skim off these tips as well. Tips used to be about service, but now it’s just sanctioned wage theft. Employers should be forced to pay people what their labour is worth. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/business/uber-eats-door-dash-delivery-tips.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
       
 (DIR) Post #AYcRRvR1fDyTI1S8Rc by kdorse@ottawa.place
       2023-07-09T12:26:11Z
       
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       A few weeks ago here I argued that every fatal car accident should get reviewed by a body to make recommendations to improve road and vehicle safety; kinda like the Transportation Safety Board does for airplane crashes. To my surprise, the Ottawa Fatal Collision Review Committee exists, and it just issued its first report. https://www.ontario.ca/document/ottawa-fatal-collision-review-committee-2020-annual-report #ottawa #otttraffic
       
 (DIR) Post #AYcRRwR3wZb8OQTg8m by kdorse@ottawa.place
       2023-07-09T12:42:10Z
       
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       The report looks at all fatal collisions that happened in the city between 2017 and 2020. Even though the most recent data is already 3 years old, it is a important view onto what's killing people on our roads. 128 drivers were involved in 84 crashes that took the lives of 92 road users.Among fatalities, older (55+) pedestrians, cyclists, etc were over represented as were younger (16-19) drivers 48% of accidents involved pedestrians, or other vulnerable road users.Drivers aged 25–34 and 45–54 were over-represented in fatal crashes as were holders of licences to drive larger vehiclesSpeed was a factor for 85% of drivers involved in fatal crashes
       
 (DIR) Post #AYcRRx7FPjLGVGDMtU by kdorse@ottawa.place
       2023-07-09T12:50:19Z
       
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       While it is surprisingly mute on the worrying trend of larger and larger vehicles on our roads, it makes six recommendations, including that the city "develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce speeds on Ottawa roads."It also calls on the police to "continue targeted enforcement for peak crash periods to help curb risk-taking associated with fatal collisions." #ottawa #otttraffic
       
 (DIR) Post #AYcRRxpujf4Sjn72W0 by kdorse@ottawa.place
       2023-07-09T13:05:02Z
       
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       A worrying trend from the report: Looking at the pre-pandemic years (2017-2019), fatalities among Ottawa drivers have dropped each year, while pedestrian deaths have grown steadily. Possible conclusion: drivers are better protected in ever-larger vehicles that pedestrians have little chance of surviving a collision with. #ottwalk #ottawa
       
 (DIR) Post #AaP5lH6Kfb0PHGG8oa by kdorse@ottawa.place
       2023-10-03T19:47:42Z
       
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       Serious question. How do these clownvoy yahoos have endless money and free time to sit in their cars doing jackshit for weeks at a time? https://pressprogress.ca/far-right-save-the-children-convoy-gathering-at-rural-base-camp-outside-ottawa/  #ottawa