I tend to avoid #NewYearsResolutions, but not this year.
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.
@DrTCombs What should they say instead?
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@benfulton human? pedestrian? child? person on a bike? outdoor diner?
we're not a monolith just because we're not currently in a car, but the term suggests otherwise.
@DrTCombs Or perhaps "building" at the rate they seem to get hit😜