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A bloke I kinda knew died the other day at a mine I have spent a LOT of time at over the years, specifically with Dragline work.quote:"Preliminary investigations suggest that the worker undertook work using the cable tractor whilst the dragline was stationary," the alert stated. This is a shoe:  It seems that he might have been ascending into the House via the shoe JUST as it was performing a walk maneuver, likely throwing him from the shoe and then... well, stepped on. Viewers at home will know I was here for another disaster in the same state: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebcWV1IENq4
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I will say as a pedestrian, Ive been conditioned to not respond to honking if I’m not in a car’s space. In my past, someone honking meant targeted harassment, so my response to honking is to focus on the sidewalk ahead and ignore it. Bike bells are an indication that a bike is coming up on me, which is a different cue. I also try to walk facing oncoming traffic, which helps. People who shout out what direction they’re on are the real MVPs.
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If bicycles are allowed on car lanes I should be allowed to drive on bike lanes imo.
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mustard_tiger posted:If bicycles are allowed on car lanes I should be allowed to drive on bike lanes imo. A reasonable position for a world where cycling infrastructure is complete, and completely separate from automobile infrastructure - though the phrasing is obtuse. In this world, you should know - because you passed the driving test - that the lanes you use aren't "car lanes" any more than this is a "horrible posts thread". Just because that's all you use it for doesn't mean those are the rules.
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Dirt Road Junglist posted:People who shout out what direction they’re on are the real MVPs. As a runner, I gave up on this. It’s a tossup at to whether people will hear “on your left” and process it as just “left” and now they are jumping in my way, or have the extra brain cell necessary to process that phrase and act appropriately.
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mustard_tiger posted:If bicycles are allowed on car lanes I should be allowed to drive on bike lanes imo. I see you've chosen homicide
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Splode posted:In a desperate attempt to segue away from bike chat, vehicle horns and alerts are actually interesting osha stuff. I'm finally noticing construction sites with vehicles with white noise buzzers for reversing. My understanding is that's been mandatory in the UK for ages but it's apparently only just coming now to Australia, and I'm not even sure it's mandatory. It definitely does help determine direction though, pretty cool Yeah, turns out monotonal beeps are good for alerting that something is happening but awful at drawing attention to WHERE it's happening.
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Also monotonal beeps are great for alerting people several blocks away who really don't give a poo poo but just want to get some sleep.
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Splode posted:In a desperate attempt to segue away from bike chat, vehicle horns and alerts are actually interesting osha stuff. I'm finally noticing construction sites with vehicles with white noise buzzers for reversing. My understanding is that's been mandatory in the UK for ages but it's apparently only just coming now to Australia, and I'm not even sure it's mandatory. It definitely does help determine direction though, pretty cool My new stove plays random musical beeps when it reaches temp or the timer goes off and I was thinking about how those are using in place of "regular" alarms these days as they are harder to tune out. It works! It's much less piercing than a buzzer, but I certainly want to turn it off after a few seconds because there's no rhythm for my brain to latch onto and enjoy.
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Splode posted:In a desperate attempt to segue away from bike chat, vehicle horns and alerts are actually interesting osha stuff. I'm finally noticing construction sites with vehicles with white noise buzzers for reversing. My understanding is that's been mandatory in the UK for ages but it's apparently only just coming now to Australia, and I'm not even sure it's mandatory. It definitely does help determine direction though, pretty cool In the U.S. in places willing to pay for it, the Q2B is still king and is pretty hard to ignore as it swings through a range of frequencies. With electric sirens, the higher frequencies are sometimes lost with newer more sound-proofed cars, and especially because drivers these days like to drive with headphones in like crazy people  . Whelen came out with a "howler" which amplifies the sound down a few octaves. If you've been in a U.S. city lately you've probably heard it (sound at 4:20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY9PwfhVTuA Newer electric sirens aren't as fun, but with the older units from the 80s you used to be able to get the selector dial in between any two settings to make entirely new sounds, and some people were virtuosos.
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Wistful of Dollars posted:Doesn't say anything about dongs. It says Swiss log
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Erwin posted:Whelen came out with a "howler" which amplifies the sound down a few octaves. If you've been in a U.S. city lately you've probably heard it (sound at 4:20): I've been hearing that kind of siren around my place lately, thought it was an effect of echo off the cliffs around me or some acoustic fuckery.
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The intersection of bike, car and horn chat! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1VdjqV_LA I'm buying one of these tour horns for a friend who complained the stock horn in her focus rs really isn't up to the task.
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Blitter posted:The intersection of bike, car and horn chat! Now replace the horns with bagpipe drones.
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Superterranean posted:A reasonable position for a world where cycling infrastructure is complete, and completely separate from automobile infrastructure - though the phrasing is obtuse. What's the speed limit in the crying lane? I think you're going too fast.
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lotta carbrained losers showing their asses lmao but yeah go off osha thread lmao the responses: OH yah! I will run you over in my truck!!!
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Also known as "how they get those perfect loving sandwiches in ads that look nothing like the real drat thing".
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Blitter posted:The intersection of bike, car and horn chat! The horn was blown out when my wife had her Matrix. I replaced it with some monstrosity that was wayyy too loud but people stopped merging into her when they heard it.
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Gonna be a lot of OSHA violations going around when I start dropping unsecured loads on people who continue to persist in loving bicycle/car chat.
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mustard_tiger posted:If bicycles are allowed on car lanes I should be allowed to drive on bike lanes imo. Swap names?
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coupedeville posted:Gonna be a lot of OSHA violations going around when I start dropping unsecured loads on people who continue to persist in loving bicycle/car chat. Better stock up on fiber then.
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Cartoon Man posted:
no joke this is literally down the street from me i wonder if the Home Depot is open today. I would hope not, but 
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Seth Pecksniff posted:no joke this is literally down the street from me They’ll put up a “caution wet floor” sign, you should be good.
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https://i.imgur.com/aX7mufA.mp4 He lived, minor injuries.
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Kith posted:https://i.imgur.com/aX7mufA.mp4 Someone trusted a fart
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Erwin posted:
Siren remixing is a time-honored tradition where I come from. The reality is that people notice the change in tone pattern more than just the tone since EMS/Police don't get the massive sirens fire trucks sometimes get.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:Now replace the horns with bagpipe drones. Now replace the bagpipe drones with the Fat Boys beatboxing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJewbFZHI34
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Seth Pecksniff posted:no joke this is literally down the street from me I wonder if they'll have a single forklift fork embedded point-down in the pavement, as a memorial, similar to the "gun upright with the muzzle in the ground" battle memorial.
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gleebster posted:Why would one "ride" a bike when already in a city bus? What the gently caress does that mean? Meant to say busy
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e: nvm. Refresh the page next time, dunce
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Superterranean posted:A reasonable position for a world where cycling infrastructure is complete, and completely separate from automobile infrastructure - though the phrasing is obtuse. Here's the problem. If I'm riding my bike, I'm probably cruising at ~20mph. Faster with a tailwind. Pedestrians will be using the same path so they are in danger. If I ride in town, I'm going approximately traffic speed. On roads with a shoulder, I can use that. With no shoulder, I ride just left of the white line. There's plenty of room to pass me. I'm used to it. You won't hit me. I trust you. Here's a thought, don't worry about cyclists. When I'm driving, I don't worry about them. They can see and hear better than I can if I'm driving. They know where I am. They aren't worried, neither should you be. Maybe it's different in New York or San Francisco, but in Minneapolis, even down town, bikes are no concern. We're faster than the cars and smaller. We are not worth worrying about. If you hit us, it's our fault, not yours. I've been clipped here and there. I don't mind. However, every time I've ridden on a trail that's used by people walking, they are in danger. Their default reaction to "On your left." is to jump into the middle of the trail and fall down. For God's sake, I'm calling out "Rider up", "Rider back", "On your left", etc. Yet people walking insist on a panic reaction of standing in the middle of the trail instead of moving a foot to their right. I'd rather ride on the interstate. It's safer being passed at 70mph than constantly dodging pedestrians who are just trying to get hit.
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mostlygray posted:Their default reaction to "On your left." is to jump into the middle of the trail and fall down. For God's sake, I'm calling out "Rider up", "Rider back", "On your left", etc. Yet people walking insist on a panic reaction of standing in the middle of the trail instead of moving a foot to their right. It's because they don't hear you until they hear you. They go from 0-100, from "It's a beautiful day and I'm relaxed" to "WOW, there's a BIKE going FAST, getouttatheway!" in the span of a split second. Imagine being asleep in bed, and someone wakes you up with a command instead of a nudge. I use my bell a few times well, well back from people I'm approaching. It'll go through the air better than my voice, and it's not a command. This gives them enough time to swivel their head around and realize someone else is coming up the trail behind them, and time to think & react appropriately. If I'm going too fast for them to react appropriately, that's on me. If the trail is too crowded for me to shift left and pass them safely, that's my problem, not theirs.
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Splode posted:
Yeah, in T*xas here we have to do most concrete pours that happen during the summer overnight or it is just too hot. I am in an urban area so multi-floor construction projects that line up trucks around the block are pretty common, the public library right across the street from my apartment had a pour going on for weeks because the slab at the bottom of the the underground is parking level was 10,000 cubic yards (that’s about 1000 fully loaded concrete trucks). At least two of those trucks are backing up at any time and you end up with a lot of loud beeping for the neighbors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Lsr8KK1DI And the final building (from about 3:25) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIfIWG6TK5A Most of the downtown projects and night projects recently have been using the white noise buzzers recently and it really helps. EIDE Van Hagar fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Nov 24, 2021 |
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NoWake posted:It's because they don't hear you until they hear you. They go from 0-100, from "It's a beautiful day and I'm relaxed" to "WOW, there's a BIKE going FAST, getouttatheway!" in the span of a split second. Imagine being asleep in bed, and someone wakes you up with a command instead of a nudge. You can also put one of those child bike noisemakers on if you commute on shared ped/bike paths a lot. It can be adjusted to not be super noisy but you still make a bit of a slappy buzzy noise and don’t need to ring the bell except for especially oblivious people. 
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