16-year-old cyclist fighting for his life after he was hit by truck during training run The teenager suffered many severe injuries, but the most concerning was a traumatic brain injury.

#cycling
#hitandrun
#bikelaw
#vulnerableroaduser
#VRU

Need new laws that sentence hit-and-run drivers to lifetime ban of driving privileges.

www.wbrc.com/2026/02/10/1...

WATCH: Tyler cyclist hit by car near Lake Tyler, driver arrested In a video captured by a bike’s camera, a gray sedan can be seen driving past the cyclists. A cyclist signals left, and shortly after they begin to turn, the car hits one of the bikes and the rider fa...

#cycling
#CyclingSafety
#vulnerableroaduser

www.kltv.com/video/2025/0...

Another #vulnerableroaduser death in the CRD #roadsafety #yyj

Was this woman a #vulnerableroaduser at the time of this collision? Was she in a motor vehicle? So many questions #RoadSafety #yyj

Cyclist Safety in Asheville: Two Tragically Killed Two cyclists tragically killed in Asheville. Community calls for increased cyclist safety and awareness on roads. Investigations ongoing.

#cycling
#sharetheroad
#vulnerableroaduser

www.hereasheville.com/cyclist-safe...

I fixed your headline @cheknews.ca: A child #vulnerableroaduser (pedestrian) was killed by a driver of a motor vehicle at the intersection in Chilliwack, BC. Intersections are legal crossings for vulnerable road users and motor vehicle speed is ALWAYS a factor #RoadSafety #SpeedKills #bcpoli

Thank you Committee of the Whole
#Guelph #safestreets #visionzero #vulnerableroaduser

Imagine how you'd feel if when driving you killed someone.

See, it's not a war on cars. It's to protect drivers from a lifetime of misery. You're welcome.

But what was the #vulnerableroaduser wearing to deserve being run over twice? #victimblaming #roadsafety #bcpoli

These over-sized motor vehicles are weapons and clear threats to vulnerable road user safety. Note: the moment you leave your vehicle in a parking lot, and are unprotected inside it, YOU ARE a #VulnerableRoadUser #RoadSafety #bcpoli

Child #vulnerableroaduser killed by motorist who ignored school bus lights and stop sign. Motor vehicles are weapons #roadsafety

I'm also pretty loud about the rights of all people to safe, dignified, and affordable mobility. In practice this means I spend a lot of time shouting about the perils of #CarBrain. I have zero tolerance for victim blaming and can't stand the term #VulnerableRoadUser

Screenshot of a twitter reply to me from way back, reading: "Your behaviour determines the consequences of your vulnerability. Enter the road space with caution, pay attention and be considerate. Give cars time to stop at crossings. Stop being fixated on your phone."

#VulnerableRoadUser is thus used to define people outside of cars according to the dangers imposed by cars and the people who drive, design, and cater to cars.

It's textbook #VictimBlaming, characterizing people as vulnerable because they dare exist in public without a #car.
(5/?)

...be those environmental physical, social, economic, political, etc.

#VulnerableRoadUser language dehumanizes and makes it too easy to shift blame and responsibility off those causing harm and onto those receiving it.

#CarBrain #RoadSafety (3/?)

In 2024, I resolve to push back every single time someone uses the term #VRU, or #VulnerableRoadUser.

It's a transportation catchall for "humans not safely ensconsed inside a motor vehicle," and it's lazy, inaccurate, offensive, and counterproductive.

#NoMoreVRU #RoadSafey #SafeStreetsForAll