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cars = freedom that is why i'm paying off my third purely bureaucratic license suspension motherFUCKERS. obviously every issue should involve the courts and the DMV and they must not talk to each other I just have to survive the summer in Florida and then I go carless in Philly. (tell me about SEPTA)
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platzapS posted:cars = freedom Even though Philly has little to no bike infrastructure, it has a lot of bicyclists. Also a ton of martial arts gyms. Most of the city was fairly safe to ride through and I didn't fear brutal car death as I do in the south. I think it's because people tend to drive slower on narrower city streets with street parking. Three warnings on biking in Philly. #1. Get a U-lock. Bike theft is common. Thieves will cut through chains. I think you can register your bike serial number with the police. #2. Don't ride next to parked cars. You'll be doored by a driver leaving their vehicle. #3. Trolley tracks are the perfect size for a bicycle tire to be jammed in. Be very careful about riding parallel to those tracks. Always cross them perpendicularly.
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Leroy Diplowski posted:Got a chance to ride out for a sail to a local island this morning. It was a total blast but also about as exhausting as you would think. Pulling that boat up a hill is no joke. That said, the trailer design worked out really well and modest hills were strenuous but doable. I just had to be mindful about route planning. Slap a sail and some wheels on a paddle boat and boom there you go
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Leroy Diplowski posted:Got a chance to ride out for a sail to a local island this morning. It was a total blast but also about as exhausting as you would think. Pulling that boat up a hill is no joke. That said, the trailer design worked out really well and modest hills were strenuous but doable. I just had to be mindful about route planning. 
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Action Jackson you know what you must do
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Leroy Diplowski posted:Action Jackson you know what you must do lol i knew someone would say that
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Xaris posted:carvana is imploding at least and ain't gunna be around much longer. and while another would inevitably take it places, VC cash is also strapping down even as saudi arabia has hundreds of billions of cash to burn enriching the tech-class in america, but, it's not infinite. A ton of cars right now have a shitload of negative equity on them, too. The average car loan length has shot up enormously over the last decade (it's nearly 6 years now; to be clear, that's the *average*, most common loan lengths are 72 and 84 months), and the average payment has shot up over the last few years. It's a bubble that probably should've popped awhile ago, but if we go into recession, it's probably going to poo poo the bed.
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Ham Equity posted:A ton of cars right now have a shitload of negative equity on them, too. The average car loan length has shot up enormously over the last decade (it's nearly 6 years now; to be clear, that's the *average*, most common loan lengths are 72 and 84 months), and the average payment has shot up over the last few years. It's a bubble that probably should've popped awhile ago, but if we go into recession, it's probably going to poo poo the bed.
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does anyone have a compendium showing old us cities with transit and downtowns vs being bulldozed for cars today?
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less cars or preferably no cars please
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Xaris posted:carvana is imploding at least and ain't gunna be around much longer. and while another would inevitably take it places, VC cash is also strapping down even as saudi arabia has hundreds of billions of cash to burn enriching the tech-class in america, but, it's not infinite. There's at least one of these online car sellers which is owned and operated by a fortune 500 company that doesn't give a poo poo about VC, they're going to be fine assuming inflation gets under control soon. If it doesn't then lol
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Xaris posted:does anyone have a compendium showing old us cities with transit and downtowns vs being bulldozed for cars today? I’d like to see it, also
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 i'm never getting on a ferry again. loving deathtraps
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Horace posted:
What the gently caress? How are so many people doing on ferries?
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Ham Equity posted:What the gently caress? How are so many people doing on ferries? Must be the ferry across the River Styx jacking up the numbers.
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Ham Equity posted:What the gently caress? How are so many people doing on ferries? Combination of 1. ferries typically don't travel very far 2. not many people use them 3. all it takes is a couple sinkings to juice the numbers. Not included on that chart (as it was 2014) but that Korean ferry sinking took out a few hundred people.
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SKULL.GIF posted:Combination of 1. ferries typically don't travel very far 2. not many people use them 3. all it takes is a couple sinkings to juice the numbers. can't imagine "ferry upkeep" is something that gets a lot of funding either
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They mixed Bryan Ferry's body count in
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If you look at the list of maritime disasters in the 21st century the ferry sinkings can have thousands of people die. If you're trapped inside the ferry when it goes down then there isn't much that you will be able to do, and even if you aren't the ferry isn't going to go down in good weather 9/10 times. Plus I bet that the ferry sinking will probably pull you under anyway https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_maritime_disasters_in_the_21st_century
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you can also just straight up fall off a ferry and drown, so it’s not like the whole thing has to sink to add to the tally
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Mr. Sharps posted:you can also just straight up "fall off" a ferry and drown, so it’s not like the whole thing has to sink to add to the tally
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Horace posted:
good to know i am basically immortal while riding a bicycle
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I’m still gonna ride my moto. I am basically encased in armor when I ride it’s the best I can do for now. going to research those new moto airbag helmet things tho
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A MIRACLE posted:I’m still gonna ride my moto. I am basically encased in armor when I ride it’s the best I can do for now. going to research those new moto airbag helmet things tho “the filter is gonna stop me from catching cancer. it’s cool”
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yea basically
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look man, sometimes the argosy tour cruise is real boring and so you press gang the crew and conduct a few raids on the bremerton ferry and if you expect me to not make some people walk the plank then you’re not getting your cut of the booty
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Petanque posted:good to know i am basically immortal while riding a bicycle yes  nb: this data is skewed by lack of ferries, the most dangerous form of travel
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this part can also happen on trains nobody ever made a movie called Throw Mama From The Motorcycle
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Ham Equity posted:What the gently caress? How are so many people doing on ferries? 
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Ham Equity posted:What the gently caress? How are so many people doing on ferries?
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mystes posted:the front
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Xaris posted:does anyone have a compendium showing old us cities with transit and downtowns vs being bulldozed for cars today? segregation by design is good
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Horace posted:yes this graph accounts for the fact that bicyclists hate pedestrians as a power trip and like to lord their metal frames over a puny pile of human bones that dare get in their MAMIL way, stop signs and lights be damned.
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its true I try to run into people on purpose all the time
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Horace posted:yes where the gently caress are the Amish buggies?
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A MIRACLE posted:I’m still gonna ride my moto. I am basically encased in armor when I ride it’s the best I can do for now. going to research those new moto airbag helmet things tho https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airbag-vest-will-stop-working-if-you-miss-a-payment
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Horace posted:yes Ban everything except busses and postal vans.
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Ham Equity posted:https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airbag-vest-will-stop-working-if-you-miss-a-payment that’s insane. I was looking at the full body touring outfit they offer but now gently caress them dude. what the gently caress that’s so loving stupid
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