Well, We've Got A New Dumbest Article I've Ever Read

"Op-Ed: Vision Zero is an extreme & misguided program Hoboken should try to fix" is hilariously stupid, except traffic violence is no joke.

Every once in a while, I come across a piece of editorial writing that’s so unbelievably stupid that it simply must be satirical. For city planning humor to be, you know, funny, there’s got to be engagement with the subject matter that at least…points out some irony or ridiculous behavior that turns serious into farce. This article in question was written by Edward Reep (“Reep” the Benefits)¹, who is a self-described Satirist² and, worryingly, a political candidate who could make laws that affect Hoboken’s most impressive record of zero traffic deaths from 2019 through 2022. Such a streak continues into September 2023.

»Here it is so you can roll your eyes, too.«

In effect, Mr. Reep twists himself into knots to both defend and excoriate Vision Zero—a campaign aimed at “eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries among all road users — …