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802.11weed posted:https://twitter.com/benbolliger/status/1508954714540425217?s=20&t=2BCcqdQFaynCDeW4bJzk6A Essentially it sounds like if the driver just says "no it was the bike's fault" and there's no way to prove it either way, they'll split the costs between both parties, and since cyclists don't have insurance that basically just means they'll charge the cyclist half of the damage to the car. mystes has issued a correction as of 18:52 on Apr 15, 2022 |
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Apr 15, 2022 18:48
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an actual frog posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SK8PHILE6s The system Singapore uses looks pretty good (however a system where you don't even need to push the button might be better) mystes has issued a correction as of 19:00 on Apr 15, 2022 |
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Apr 15, 2022 18:56
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mystes posted:More info: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cyclist-billed-by-icbc-vows-fight-1.6408042
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Apr 15, 2022 19:02
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Apparently the UK has fancier "puffin crossings" that have sensors so they can stay red to cars for as long as necessary until pedestrians are all the way across in addition to "pelican crossing" that are like HAWK signals in the US (initially solid red lights that switch to flashing to indicate that cars can proceed if there are no longer pedestrians in the crosswalk)
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Apr 15, 2022 19:04
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The UK crossings, which I will list because I lived near an experimental one as a child and so learnt about them. I also enjoy the tortured nomenclature. Zebra crossing (because it's black and white): the original. Not light controlled. Cars must stop if a pedestrian is waiting to cross. Pelican crossing (PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled): Pushbutton traffic light type. Being phased out. Puffin crossing (Pedestrian User Friendly INtelligent): the replacement for the Pelican, now very common in heavily traffic areas. Pushbutton controlled with sensors so the lights stay red until the pedestrians have finished crossing. Some also have sensors which cancel the pushbutton request if the pedestrian leaves without crossing. Toucan crossing (Two Can Cross): a puffin which also has a bicycle crossing (so is wider, and has a set of lights for bikes) Pegasus crossing (didn't even try): A pedestrian crossing but for people on horses.
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Apr 15, 2022 20:08
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actionjackson posted:the most popular parking areas here (one is a very centrally located ramp, the other is a garage) have like a 10-20 year wait list lol 
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Apr 15, 2022 20:14
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Fitzy Fitz posted:https://twitter.com/Mtnsbeyondmtns/status/1514667424586473473?s=20&t=GyHaO2rtEwZjj4GFaFs6Xg "Oh I see we’re buying into the 'individuals cause climate change' fallacy," I smugly reply to someone telling me that cars should not exist
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Apr 15, 2022 20:33
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It's not systemic if I'm participating in it
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Apr 15, 2022 20:42
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Ham Equity posted:https://twitter.com/stanveuger/status/1514387061796659205?s=20&t=fj4a49xkyQGY6ckwPmGeHA Graphs you can clearly see the Reagan presidency on.png
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Apr 15, 2022 20:48
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Horace posted:Pegasus crossing (didn't even try): A pedestrian crossing but for people on horses. lol
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Apr 15, 2022 20:50
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I appreciate the commitment to using dumb animal names though
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Apr 15, 2022 20:50
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Lastgirl posted:Insular Disney-like enclaves with decades of decadence has calcified their yogurt brain In northern Scottsdale (the section of sprawl to the northeast of phoenix) they built a bunch of million dollar homes that were too far out frome existing utilities so they had to use wells. The residents depleted the water table there in less than a year and now rely entirely on super expensive water deliveries from trucks every few days. The homes are still valued extremely high. That's the future of the entire American West.
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Apr 15, 2022 21:11
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also one of the people that oversaw a group of rooms in my first year freshman dorm (it's called an RA I think) asked if I wanted to go check out a museum. I said sure but asked where he parked his car. Well he took his bike with him, and he ran his bike throught he parking ramp entrance which caused the sensor to think it was a car, printing out a parking slip. In this garage the first 15 minutes are free, so he used this slip to exit, thus giving him unlimited free parking.
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Apr 15, 2022 21:41
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The Skeleton King posted:In northern Scottsdale (the section of sprawl to the northeast of phoenix) they built a bunch of million dollar homes that were too far out frome existing utilities so they had to use wells. The residents depleted the water table there in less than a year and now rely entirely on super expensive water deliveries from trucks every few days. The homes are still valued extremely high. my wife is interviewing at a job in Arcata it seems pretty wet there. good gravel biking tho
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Apr 15, 2022 21:43
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The Skeleton King posted:That's the future of the entire American West. Maybe one day we'll remember how to live in and with an environment rather than in constant opposition to it.
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Apr 15, 2022 21:44
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Fitzy Fitz posted:Maybe one day we'll remember how to live in and with an environment rather than in constant opposition to it. Doing it that way is cheaper too, since you don't need to pay extra to transport water or reduce/increase the temperature. But y'know capitalism is effishunt
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Apr 15, 2022 22:08
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someone in the biosphere collapse thread shared a video not too long ago about the hayden-rhodes aqueduct, which in some stretches is slightly elevated relative to the surrounding desert, so the engineers accidentally created a thriving ecosystem on both sides of the canal, consisting of indigenous flora and fauna, that is supported solely from incidental rainwater drainage and collection. a green oasis that is measurably cooler than the surrounding desert. it is well within our capacity to harness the natural environment to create a 'sustainable' society in the desert that is within the bounds of comfortable human habitation, as the Hohokam did when they dug the original canal system upon which Phoenix was built. would such a society have a temporary carrying capacity of several million tho? and would it facilitate economic "productivity"? well lol
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Apr 16, 2022 00:32
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Proposal:Electro-Boogie Jack posted:This is not a vehicle of honor... no highly esteemed mode of transportation is commemorated here... nothing valued is here. Reality: Oh boy, a burial ground for something important! Also, lmao at getting ddosed again
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Apr 16, 2022 00:36
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ban cars or live in them forever
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Apr 16, 2022 00:55
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The Skeleton King posted:In northern Scottsdale (the section of sprawl to the northeast of phoenix) they built a bunch of million dollar homes that were too far out frome existing utilities so they had to use wells. The residents depleted the water table there in less than a year and now rely entirely on super expensive water deliveries from trucks every few days. The homes are still valued extremely high. fuuuck lmao Water wars will have people hijacking convoys like these from the monarchs using it on their lawns so their people can drink
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Apr 16, 2022 00:57
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the video is loving insane lol. police completely uninterested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlU4XP2o02w https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/deer-park-bicyclist-jeep-road-rage-17084052.php
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Apr 16, 2022 02:11
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Sphyre posted:the video is loving insane lol. police completely uninterested quote:When asked why there was no more investigation, Coats said "it was kind of a 'he said, she said' thing."
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Apr 16, 2022 02:39
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Sphyre posted:the video is loving insane lol. police completely uninterested I love that even with actual footage the police still don't give a poo poo and the only way to even try to get them to do their job is to go to a newspaper and get tons of people to start complaining. Also after watching way too many videos from that channel Boywhiz88 linked, I literally just ordered a cheap action camera to use when biking but after seeing this I guess it doesn't make any difference anyway. mystes has issued a correction as of 02:54 on Apr 16, 2022 |
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Apr 16, 2022 02:51
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what even could be a "different version of events" that would explain what happened? did he tell the cops there were bees in the car attacking him and he was swerving on accident? officer, i was saying i hope you die to the BEES. i made a u-turn and came back down the road to try to give them the slip. sorry i almost had a little traffic oopsie!!
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Apr 16, 2022 02:58
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mystes posted:I literally just ordered a cheap action camera to use when biking but after seeing this I guess it doesn't make any difference anyway. carry some c4 with a dead man switch instead
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Apr 16, 2022 02:59
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Norton posted:what even could be a "different version of events" that would explain what happened? did he tell the cops there were bees in the car attacking him and he was swerving on accident? officer, i was saying i hope you die to the BEES. i made a u-turn and came back down the road to try to give them the slip. sorry i almost had a little traffic oopsie!!
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Apr 16, 2022 03:03
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mystes posted:I assume the driver just said "nuh-uh" and the cops were like "gently caress cyclists, we're not even going to spend one minute watching the video." mystes posted:Jesus christ Norton posted:what even could be a "different version of events" that would explain what happened? did he tell the cops there were bees in the car attacking him and he was swerving on accident? officer, i was saying i hope you die to the BEES. i made a u-turn and came back down the road to try to give them the slip. sorry i almost had a little traffic oopsie!! I mean, this is Texas, the same place where a dude rolling coal ran over six bicyclists and was allowed to leave the scene, didn't even get a ticket until the piece of poo poo pig motherfuckers and the DA started getting hit on Facebook about it.
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Apr 16, 2022 03:21
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Norton posted:what even could be a "different version of events" that would explain what happened? did he tell the cops there were bees in the car attacking him and he was swerving on accident? officer, i was saying i hope you die to the BEES. i made a u-turn and came back down the road to try to give them the slip. sorry i almost had a little traffic oopsie!! jeep driver is a cop
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Apr 16, 2022 03:22
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Ham Equity posted:I mean, this is Texas, the same place where a dude rolling coal ran over six bicyclists and was allowed to leave the scene, didn't even get a ticket until the piece of poo poo pig motherfuckers and the DA started getting hit on Facebook about it. last I checked for an update on this it has gone nowhere
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Apr 16, 2022 03:23
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Mr. Sharps posted:jeep driver is a cop not even necessary. all the worst impulses of conservatism are manifested most strongly in cops. this includes car brain. any cop learning of this situation is going to reflexively side with the car driver because they agree with them
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Apr 16, 2022 05:00
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I'm in Philadelphia and I still wish that I live in a world where there's these absolutely giant free municipal parking garages that exist under the city, and also street parking is illegal. In my dream essentially there's a Morlock layer under the entire city and it's all parking
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Apr 16, 2022 05:43
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send all the cars down there and then detonate explosives at the entrance like in the dark knight rises
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Apr 16, 2022 05:49
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Fill it with grues
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Apr 16, 2022 05:57
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I'm in Philadelphia and I still wish that I live in a world where there's these absolutely giant free municipal parking garages that exist under the city, and also street parking is illegal. In my dream essentially there's a Morlock layer under the entire city and it's all parking In Tampere Finland we have lots of expensive underground parking. They are removing aboveground parking slowly but surely and making it even more expensive than underground parking. It seems to work relatively well.
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Apr 16, 2022 08:56
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I love it when DOTs brag about their embarrassingly bad work https://twitter.com/Tucson_DTM/status/1515076267850317825?t=ubV2S0HTeLIbf2vZyjE9zg&s=19
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Apr 16, 2022 16:33
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I would love to just share a car between me and someone else in my building, but it doesn't really seem worth it, given I own my current vehicle, I don't have a lot of costs in terms of insurance and gas, and if I sold it I'd only get maybe 12k.
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Apr 16, 2022 19:32
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ive thought a lot about throwing my car on getaround. I do live in an airport city and I know car rental places cant get their hands on enough cars. Would be interested to hear if anyone had luck with the platform
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Apr 16, 2022 19:39
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od_PmtmMDV0
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A woman in Georgia hit and killed a 17-year-old on a bike and, she was visibly intoxicated so the cops gave her a blood test (which showed that she had gabapentin, benzodiazepines, diazepam, meclizine, and methamphetamine in her system) and they charged her with a DUI, but they STILL blamed the 17-year-old for being hit and refused to charge the driver for that. https://atlantablackstar.com/2022/0...arly-two-years/
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