New Orleans chose ease over safety by deciding to erect barriers that could only withstand a car hitting them at 10 MPH.
Wow. https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/05/new-orleans-street-barriers-safety
Wow. https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/05/new-orleans-street-barriers-safety
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Did economic impact of the system affect the decision making?
Look how that turned out for Amity island city council in the movie, Jaws.
There are more mental health resources for vets, but not nearly enough. 💔 ⚜️
Focus on reporting domestic terrorists in this country, it’s growing & trump makes it worse.
idiots.
Better to focus much further #leftofboom.
City officials should erect military style barriers that are in the ground doing regular events that rise out of the ground. Raise them during holiday and festival events. This will keep vehicles from driving down the street where pedestrians are celebrating.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole
Especially if followed up by a large disaster. Clean slate to build their own kakistocracy.
It still stunk.
You don't say
This likely means that other cities will have to reconsider whether or not their probable scenarios are sufficiently likely. This all because someone driving a truck into a crowd is now seen as more likely than it was before.
These were likely purchased and rated before this incident, but still Looks bad.
We shouldn't accept that we have to live like this to begin with.