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it’s sort of like how cigarette taxes are regressive and it sucks and is one of the worst ways to curb smoking, but at least it has some effect. what if instead, a ton of people were required to smoke as part of their jobs, and we made life harder and more expensive for non-smokers on purpose. it would be pretty bad
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of course youre from loving finland. I think we all agree with each other about stroads and infra but there should also be consequences for choosing to use the car dangerously
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lol no I’m from America and have to drive 40 miles to work because the trains stop running at 8:30pm
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that's a pretty long commute
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Tell your boss you can't stay past 5 today and the other days.
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indigi posted:https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/deadly-myth-human-error-causes-most-car-crashes/620808/?utm_source=pocket-newtab solution: trains
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eSports Chaebol posted:lol no I’m from America and have to drive 40 miles to work because the trains stop running at 8:30pm fist bump
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Sphyre posted:
yeah, when it comes to pick up trucks its carte blanche for doing whatever the gently caress i want if you drive one, you're an rear end in a top hat 
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Sphyre posted:
Each of those trucks should be filled with tannerite and shot with soviet surplus mosins until such time that they explode most enjoyably
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I spent four hours in Atlanta traffic today and have no idea how people can tolerate that every day.
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hunter you're alive, though the commute explains
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 can someone who is good with computers do a cutout av of the two wheeled terror guy for your favourite poster (me)
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Epic High Five posted:Each of those trucks should be filled with tannerite and shot with soviet surplus mosins until such time that they explode most enjoyably be the change, etc
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Fitzy Fitz posted:I spent four hours in Atlanta traffic today and have no idea how people can tolerate that every day. At least they're not riding MARTA  *horror sting*
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PeterCat posted:Traffic cameras are a grift designed to make money for companies that lease them to the municipalities. jesus christ, just stop speeding
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Electro-Boogie Jack posted:jesus christ, just stop speeding Just follow the law and stop trying to abolish cops, jesus christ.
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Electro-Boogie Jack posted:jesus christ, just stop speeding the Pareto optimal solution is to leave Waze on all the time to warn you of cameras and just speed everywhere there’s no camera (fortunately most people don’t do this)
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A couple of weeks ago there was some chat around grocery shopping by bike and some folks seemed like they were keen to give it a shot. As an enthusiastic bike shopper I had intended to write up an effort post on the topic when I had some time. I have time now so here you go. I've been shopping by bike on and off for about 10 years and exclusively for the last two. Bike shopping often requires a certain degree of fortitude and risk tolerance, but I consider it part of my "collapse now and avoid the rush" lifestyle. It's also a great source of exercise and I believe the visibility helps move my community towards better urban planning. I go twice a week rain or shine to a grocery store about a mile from home and occasionally will venture on longer shopping excursions or even tours in the hundreds of miles. What makes a good shopping bike? A shopping bike should be reliable, sturdy and comfortable. Note that neither fast or light is on the list. I currently run a mid '80s Maruishi Mountain bike that cost me around $200 to buy and another $200 to accessorize. It's easily the best build for the job that I have come across. Steel framed 26" wheel mountain bikes are sort of a perfect fit for bike shopping for a number of reasons: - Not particularly attractive to thieves. No bike lock is a 100% guarantee, but the effort and risk someone is going to put into stealing a bike is directly related to the perceived value of the bike. I've never had a steel mtb stolen and I rode for 5 years in Vancouver. - Standardized component sizes. Modern bikes have a lot of proprietary sizing and unintuitive compatibility issues (I'm looking and you tiagra rear derailleurs and your weirdass 11 speed pull ratio) . Older bikes tend to be easy to source parts for and easy to wrench on. There is no reason I can't ride my 35 year old bike for another 35 years. - Appropriate gearing. Mountain bikes usually have a nice low "granny gear" which is useful when you're lugging 50lbs of this week's dinners up a hill. What gear do I need? There are folks who just throw on a backpack and jump on their bike. That used to be me when I was younger, but these days I need to buy a lot more food and not having that load on my makes things a lot more fun. There's not a ton of stuff that one needs, but there are a few bare minimum items. - Lights don't leave home without 'em (more on this later) - Fenders. If you don't live somewhere where it never ever rains. - Weather appropriate clothing. In my neck of the woods at this time of year that means waterproof pants, gloves, jacket, boots, and a wool base layer. I spend more on my clothes than my bike. I appreciate how a car-free lifestyle constantly exposes you to the elements. Soon you will have an awareness of what gear is appropriate for what weather at what time of year and have probably considered it worthwhile to invest in quality outdoor gear. I think a lot of folks would be shocked at how worthless their wardrobe is when not being shuttled from one climate controlled box to the next while inside yet another climate controlled box. - Racks and panniers. There are countless bike cargo gizmos out there, but for someone just wanting to run a few errands there is nothing better than the classic front/rear rack and 4 pannier setup. I can carry nearly 100lbs between my 4 bags and am still able to handle the bike reasonably well. Having a bag on each quadrant of the bike means loads are simple to balance and many old mountain bikes have the correct eyelets to attach standard pannier racks. Panniers are also wonderful because they can be clipped to the sides of a grocery cart which makes the logistics of packing up and avoiding overbuying much easier. But Cars will kill you Cars will kill us all, friend. Sure, it's a little harrowing trusting your life to the good judgment of a 1998 Cavalier covered in energy drink stickers, but being different is always dangerous. Where some see recklessness I see courage. Perhaps I'm deluded but I do believe that being seen rolling down the street loaded up with groceries by my community will help them become more aware of cyclists in general and more willing to accept city proposals for bike and pedestrian infrastructure. That said, here's some things I do to try and not die. These come from years of experience riding bikes and motorcycles all over the world. I have had close calls in the past, but none recently and feel like my approach is reasonably safe. - Fit into the driver's mental model. Cars hit bikes when drivers don't see them, drivers don't see anything they don't expect to see, and drivers never expect to see bikes. This means that a cyclist has to look like a car as much as possible. You obviously can't make yourself 15 feet long and 7 feet high, but you can be in the places where a car expects you to be. Position yourself in traffic like a very slow car would. Either consider the shoulder your lane or create a lane for yourself in the center of the rightmost 3rd of the road and never ever jump back and forth from the street to the sidewalk. - Lights lights, lights. I always run a bright white light up front and a bright red in the back. Tiny little blinky lights don't cut it. Get something that is as bright as a car brake light for the back and as bright as a headlight for the front. Bonus points if they have a quick release so you can pocket your lights when you go in a store. (thieves know nice lights) Remember: look like a car. - Body Language. Big flamboyant hand signals for turning and copious eye contact. - Pick your route. I don't go to the closest store or my favorite store I go to the one with the best route where speed limits are lowest and traffic is lightest. Sacrifices must be made. - Safety vest. I just started doing this recently. Every little bit helps I suppose.
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At some point I realized that it angers other drivers more to go under the limit rather than over (on steroids, not highways), so now I do that.
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Sphyre posted:
i lived in a place like this. the local government ended up having to completely surround all the parks with bollards to stop assholes turning them into a car parks
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Cat Puke posted:At some point I realized that it angers other drivers more to go under the limit rather than over (on steroids, not highways), so now I do that. The first time I had someone freak out at me when I got back into driving a few years ago was from going the speed limit up a busy street.
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https://twitter.com/AndrewAPrice/status/1465198227318321155
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Milo and POTUS posted:At least they're not riding MARTA MARTA rules, kill anyone from outside marta range, tia
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They whine about traffic nonstop and then belittle marta. Suburban atlantans are the stupidest loving people in the south I swear
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carbrain is absolutely everywhere. hanging out with family in a beautiful walkable town (arguably top tier beauty and walkability) and their first thought when planning to go out for a family walk is to all hop in 2 cars and drive around
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Leroy Diplowski posted:But Cars will kill you
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it's crazy how consistently this happened in every city
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Fitzy Fitz posted:Love to deny MARTA expansion annually while complaining about commuting traffic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACTp-ebzhP4&t=1983s
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ate poo poo on live tv posted:Just follow the law and stop trying to abolish cops, jesus christ. if you think that's really equivalent then i don't think you get why cops are bad, and i know you don't know why speeding is bad
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ArmZ posted:it's crazy how consistently this happened in every city if you want to know the purpose of a system, look at the effects it has in the world! the purpose of US civil engineering in the last century was to annihilate what culture was forming in order for cars to go there instead
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Leroy Diplowski posted:The groceries nice posts! I have a couple grocery stores a bit less than a mile away, I was thinking about finding some used bike on craigslist or w/e with platform pedals, I never need to carry more than two bags worth so maybe just panniers in the back?
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actionjackson posted:nice posts! I have a couple grocery stores a bit less than a mile away, I was thinking about finding some used bike on craigslist or w/e with platform pedals, I never need to carry more than two bags worth so maybe just panniers in the back? You can carry a surprising amount of stuff in pannier bags, plus larger items on top of the rack. Add a front basket and a backpack if needed and you can carry all your groceries no problem. I have two Russian military surplus medic shoulder bags that I've added hooks and a bit of elastic to, they fit perfectly on my omafiets. Between those and the huge front basket, I hardly ever have to bring out my bike trailer.
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Electro-Boogie Jack posted:if you think that's really equivalent then i don't think you get why cops are bad, and i know you don't know why speeding is bad  probably loving Karens, anyway, wanting me to "stop at red lights" and "not tailgate" and I'm like, bitch, don't you know those rules are only excuses to take money out of the pocket of good, hardworking American drivers?? Vehicular manslaughter is a victimless crime
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