Literature Review: Oversize Vehicles
This literature review examines the proliferation of oversized vehicles in Canada, exploring federal policies and examples of measures taken by local governments to address the issue.
Municipal and district policy regarding the issue of over-size vehicles:
https://twitter.com/BrentToderian/status/1754291936272286192 (Paris)
https://twitter.com/BrentToderian/status/1608514955627880449 (District of Columbia)
https://twitter.com/DavidZipper/status/1620447873430355968 (District of Columbia)
https://twitter.com/FuckCarsReddit/status/1679488206150959104 (compact car vs truck, parking rates)
Federal (American) policy where the over-size vehicle issue stems from, influencing Transport Canada:
"How CAFE killed compact trucks and station wagons," by Derek Kreindler, The Truth About Cars - October 2, 2012
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/10/how-cafe-killed-compact-trucks-and-station-wagons/
"These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us," by Not Just Bikes, published on YouTube - March 6, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo
For further reading, refer to Part 5 (scroll to near the bottom of the page):
https://www.abbotsfordspolicycorner.com/2022/10/literature-review-street-safety.html
Societal costs related to oversized trucks:
https://twitter.com/michaeljanz/status/1621572936804216833
https://twitter.com/TheWarOnCars/status/1626933261309018118 (lithium, truck vs. e-bike)
https://twitter.com/CarHelmets/status/1650302524937875457 (space consumption, parking lots)
Examples that over-size trucks are not necessary for commerce or municipal services:
https://twitter.com/TalktoARYZE/status/1649405305569046535 (trade using micro-truck)
https://twitter.com/MicahToll/status/1610584370913464321 (trade using micro truck)
https://twitter.com/mirijulip/status/1666825792381407232 (trades micro truck)
https://twitter.com/RantyHighwayman/status/1585942526338519041 (trades micro-van)
https://twitter.com/Mihai_Cirstea_/status/1655956167640911881 (municipal services using micro truck)
https://twitter.com/AmericanFietser/status/1654579746208993281
https://twitter.com/coolbutstinky/status/1663287478181134336
https://twitter.com/BrentToderian/status/1617574293805858816
https://twitter.com/FuckCarsReddit/status/1619762781359853569
https://twitter.com/FuckCarsReddit/status/1621370751637983232
https://twitter.com/greenergroundpt (ebike-based landscaping company)
https://twitter.com/kareemxt_/status/1654464135143337986 (bicycle landscaper)
https://twitter.com/H_H_Gray/status/1597193669760929792 (Amazon e-bike delivery truck)
https://twitter.com/H_H_Gray/status/1592483722494107650 (Amazon e-bike delivery truck)
https://twitter.com/H_H_Gray/status/1627984914997026816 (recycling using an e-bike)
https://twitter.com/the_transit_guy/status/1587457212263399426 (emergency vehicles, compact)
https://twitter.com/JohnsonStBRDG/status/1628468409326518273 (Victoria, BC functionality example)
https://twitter.com/MarleyBlonsky/status/1627717972440625157 (transporting lumber with an Ebike)
Size growth, generation comparison:
https://twitter.com/AxiosVisuals/status/1617540905195474944 (generation comparison)
https://twitter.com/_david_ho_/status/1571679993276821504 (generation comparison)
https://twitter.com/FuckCarsReddit/status/1620289924095262721 (generation comparison)
https://twitter.com/FuckCarsReddit/status/1619554236647493633 (generation comparison)
Size growth, infrastructure failures:
https://twitter.com/mateosfo/status/1648919111588802560 (parking garage collapse)
https://twitter.com/BikeChilliwack/status/1649492552717049856 (parking garage collapse)
https://twitter.com/Lucyincanada/status/1671953301200605184 (damaging infrastructure, line of sight)
Size growth, vulnerable road user safety:
https://twitter.com/Bradyfaught/status/1634004720212926464 (truck vs. child comparing aviation safety)
https://twitter.com/PickledEntropy/status/1553872043841568769 (truck vs children experiment)
https://twitter.com/brent_bellamy/status/1777871675079496004 (truck vs child and bollard)
https://twitter.com/FuckCarsReddit/status/1664362853242109952 (pedestrian strike zones, truck vs car)
https://twitter.com/_elkue/status/1565692086749364224 (oversize truck driving slowly hits and kills child, line of sight)
https://twitter.com/grescoe/status/1567550281998532609 (child kidnappings vs. children killed by trucks)
https://twitter.com/Kelly_Kenoyer/status/1517593066990936066 (child safety, outside vs. inside)
https://twitter.com/yitgordon/status/1517859567123800071 (6' 3" tall pedestrian vs. oversize truck)
https://twitter.com/nellen55/status/1626649068650008577 (Nell in Victoria, height comparison)
https://twitter.com/SustainableTall/status/1622148296176451584 (front over fatality data, trucks)
https://twitter.com/tomflood1/status/1557019292654256128 (truck driver safety vs child's safety, municipal policy)
https://twitter.com/ETSC_EU/status/1696830001050485079 (study, safety)
Size growth, culture:
https://twitter.com/sbrix/status/1676024069735477249 (oversize aggressive culture)
https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1550209056786235392 (oversize aggressive culture)
https://twitter.com/PicturesFoIder/status/1778103202237296968 (oversize aggressive culture)
https://twitter.com/tinaintheburbs/status/1650655925525704705 (comic depicting truck size vs. pedestrians)
https://twitter.com/tomflood1/status/1595436431517827074 (culture, privilege)
https://twitter.com/tomflood1/status/1655582325525159937 (culture, children vs. trucks, line of sight, driver privilege)
https://twitter.com/tomflood1/status/1584549523036475397 (driver privilege vs transportation function)
https://twitter.com/tomflood1/status/1677379672236232708 (driver privilege vs transportation function)
Size growth, comparison with other objects and spaces:
https://twitter.com/bellachu10/status/1769411384461451298 (truck vs. bus)
https://twitter.com/Burgundavia/status/1665923115707432960 (truck vs compact car)
https://twitter.com/Hackneycyclist/status/1589679973144866816 (American truck in The Netherlands, size proportion)
https://twitter.com/JohnsonStBRDG/status/1621255261519491072 (Downtown Victoria, size proportion)
https://twitter.com/pushtheneedle/status/1621588271901073408 (Japan WWII tank vs. over-size truck)
https://twitter.com/sdw/status/1730300620534640903 (Delorian vs. Tesla Cyber Truck)
British Columbia incident examples involving over-size trucks, culture and line of sight:
https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/425849/Altercation-leads-to-pedestrian-being-struck-by-pickup-truck-in-Kelowna#425849 (culture, aggression)
https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/423043/Woman-dies-after-after-being-hit-by-truck-at-West-Kelowna-Walmart (parking lot fatality)
https://www.cheknews.ca/woman-dies-after-being-hit-by-driver-outside-nanaimo-walmart-rcmp-1196178/ (parking lot fatality)
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