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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:The human body isn't designed for running, cycling, or sitting in traffic. The human body is a perfectly tuned long distance destroying walking machine Riding a bicycle is way more efficient than walking, in terms of energy used to move a given mass a given distance: 
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silicone thrills posted:How much does it cost to buy an emote again? $60. the process is kind of a hassle and you need to save the format just right to work with radium’s terrible code. if you paypal that to me i’m happy to do it for you cause it’s fresh in my mind.
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Fitzy Fitz posted:Pedestrians are just people, and people have been lovely to me plenty of times
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Pedestrians may often be imperfect and lovely humans but, from an urban planning perspective, there should be recognition that they are simply unarmored cylinders of meat and goo, and should be protected from any conveyances made of metal or other materials, and allowed to transit the built environment, freely, and safe
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Ardennes posted:I think we can all admit there can be aggressive bicyclists out there, they just aren't the danger car drivers present. An aggressive cyclist can knock you over...but he isn't going to end your life. Honestly, a lot of it is just how bike lanes are done in the states (usually very poorly). I do think some cyclists need to slow down in populated areas though, it isn't a track. there are a few prominent "pedestrian killed by bike/ebike collision" stories that ive seen in recent years but its usually an old person getting owned by one and then the news acting like that excuses all the dozens of truck/bike slaughters that occur https://abc7ny.com/bike-lanes-safety-cyclists-bikers/5473859/
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Someone being a stupid aggressive dickhead on a bike is a lot less damaging than someone being a stupid aggressive dickhead in a truck
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I have seen way more rear end in a top hat drivers than pedestrians or anyone riding a bike, like maybe one rear end in a top hat pedesterian or bike every few years while rear end in a top hat drivers basically everyday. rear end in a top hat drivers ( and why right on red should not exist ) promptly creep forward and block crosswalks and honk if you get in the way, that is if they don't run you over. rear end in a top hat drivers will drive too close to bikes, and drive around pedestrians trying to cross a road, or honk at a driver letting a pedestrian cross. "what is this you interrupting my drive to let a pedestrian walk" Aside from that, they are also absolute assholes on the road to other drivers, tailgating, weaving in traffic, driving dangerously fast for conditions and blaming everything from the car, to mexican immigrants as to why they crash or get really mad if you dare change lane in front of them. When I drive I am always ready to put car in sport mode, hope the dual clutch system will not have some brain fog and drive like a serial killer is chasing me because last thing I want is a road rager shooitng at me ( whcih appens often enough in washinton state). When I ride transit the only worry is "the ticket inspector" that might inconvinience my reading or relaxing. Why do we tolerate this poo poo? why is it that acting like psychopaths in counterstrike is seen as a normal thing that you just witness every single loving day going a to b. gently caress cars, gently caress suburbs and exurbs and gently caress highways, freeways, stroads and right on red
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Blackhawk posted:Riding a bicycle is way more efficient than walking, in terms of energy used to move a given mass a given distance: you can see how car centric that study is when there is nothing related to public transport that isn't a plane
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silicone thrills posted:Someone being a stupid aggressive dickhead on a bike is a lot less damaging than someone being a stupid aggressive dickhead in a truck yeah for sure. bikes shoot through a red completely hidden to crossers by busses and trucks in the right lane or travel wrong way in bike lane so crossers are looking the wrong way as the step off curb etc. one of those unlucky people is gonna be frail or whack their skull on the ground. we should solve the truck problem killing hundreds of bikers a year first im with you there.
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Is the number of people killed by bikes even statistically significant? It's not like there's a cyclodomor being perpetrated in city streets
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gradenko_2000 posted:Is the number of people killed by bikes even statistically significant? It's not like there's a cyclodomor being perpetrated in city streets You can Google and see several dozen news headlines per person killed by a bicycle running into them.
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silicone thrills posted:Someone being a stupid aggressive dickhead on a bike is a lot less damaging than someone being a stupid aggressive dickhead in a truck Absolutely right. Anyone who whines about cyclists is either staggeringly stupid or arguing in bad faith. They still seem to pop up by the dozen every time the city tries to put in a MUP.
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gradenko_2000 posted:Is the number of people killed by bikes even statistically significant? It's not like there's a cyclodomor being perpetrated in city streets I don't have the exact numbers on hand but iirc in the DC area (the district plus surrounding counties in VA and MD) it seems to happen once every ten to fifteen years. for context, more than 300 people were killed in car crashes in the DC area last year alone obviously cyclists have to be careful and respectful of pedestrians, and for every death there are going to be a bunch of crashes where cyclists injure or traumatize pedestrians, which is very bad... but imo trying to set pedestrians against cyclists is pretty silly when the kind of safe street improvements that we're all calling for would help separate cyclists from pedestrians. building protected bike lanes dramatically reduces the amount of sidewalk cycling and makes cyclists and pedestrians more visible to each other, which is a lot better than what we have now if someone is angry after encounters with jerk cyclists i get it. but it's a weird axe to grind in the i hate cars thread, the thread for hating cars and rejoicing in other modes of transportation
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TeenageArchipelago posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Fp7flAWMA
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TeenageArchipelago posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Fp7flAWMA  oh cool, the vehicles marketed towards selfish assholes is driven by murderous assholes.
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The NYT actually had a decent article: Widening Highways Doesn’t Fix Traffic. So Why Do We Keep Doing It? LA/CalTrans improbably canceled some dumbass plan because it was really stupid and expensive. NJ is not cancelling one because Phil Murphy is a dipshit, although widening from 4 to 6 lanes is not nearly as insane as the other examples. Houston, Texas is widening some 14-lane, 285 ft wide monstrosity to an 18-lane, 480ft clusterfuck because: On Nov. 3, 2015, 83% of Texas voters approved the ballot measure known as Proposition 7, a constitutional amendment for transportation funding. Under the amendment, a portion of sales and use taxes as well as a smaller portion of motor vehicle sales and rental taxes may only be used to construct, maintain, or acquire rights of way for public roadways other than toll roads. lmao they put loving highway funding into their goddamn constitution.
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silicone thrills posted:I thought that was some weird AI render like when AI makes too many fingers but instead it made too many lanes. It's a photoshop. For one, it's showing 40 lanes across, and the 26 lanes it's supposed to have includes frontage roads, which make the real thing look totally reasonable and not insane: 
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eXXon posted:It's a photoshop. For one, it's showing 40 lanes across, and the 26 lanes it's supposed to have includes frontage roads, which make the real thing look totally reasonable and not insane: I have the same feelings about that one Anyway cars were the worst mistake humanity has made.
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:Pedestrians may often be imperfect and lovely humans but, from an urban planning perspective, there should be recognition that they are simply unarmored cylinders of meat and goo, and should be protected from any conveyances made of metal or other materials, and allowed to transit the built environment, freely, and safe Give full plate armour for all pedestrians, maybe drivers will be less willing to run us over if they risk getting a gauntlet through the windshield.
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silicone thrills posted:I have the same feelings about that one Still think that one belongs to agriculture but cars are a strong second
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Blackhawk posted:Riding a bicycle is way more efficient than walking, in terms of energy used to move a given mass a given distance: Admittedly, there are some dangers with bike use as well, it sort of depends on the person and what they want to do. It is why probably a Dutch-style system is the best compromise since it gives clear seperate right-a-ways for bikes and pedestrians but also assumes a certain speed for everyone involved in the system. You really can't bike as fast as you want in a Dutch system (usually), but you can certainly bike comfortably/safely.
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Ardennes posted:Admittedly, there are some dangers with bike use as well, it sort of depends on the person and what they want to do. It is why probably a Dutch-style system is the best compromise since it gives clear seperate right-a-ways for bikes and pedestrians but also assumes a certain speed for everyone involved in the system. You really can't bike as fast as you want in a Dutch system (usually), but you can certainly bike comfortably/safely. I felt rather endangered by bikers and faced more aggression from them than drivers, several times, in just a few days in the Netherlands. Wheels do something to people. at least they’re lighter than cars.
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mawarannahr posted:I felt rather endangered by bikers and faced more aggression from them than drivers, several times, in just a few days in the Netherlands. Wheels do something to people. at least they’re lighter than cars. I feel like it is more being jerky to tourists because central Amsterdam is well a tourist trap, specifically it reminds me of Hollywood blvd in the early 2000s to be exact. But yeah, it exists there but I don't know if it is a biking thing or more of a microaggression thing. That said, even in central Amsterdam there usually is designed lanes, it is usually in high traffic areas that issues happen. --------- In the US, I do think there is two issues: one bicyclists often need to compete with cars for space which requires more aggression, and also forcing bikes on to sidewalks that also causes problems. Ardennes has issued a correction as of 09:05 on Jan 7, 2023 |
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webcams for christ posted:I have friends and family that live in this neighborhood. Broadway from Inwood to Van Cortlandt is absolutely some Mad Max poo poo It would raise Equity Concerns to do anything to actually curb this kind of behavior.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/07/tiktok-car-fishing-craze-leads-to-closure-of-ancient-rufford-ford slightly disappointed, it was a good source of idiots ruining their cars and only being dangers to themselves.
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“People love seeing pain and failure,” said another YouTuber, who insisted on being referred to by his online username midlifecrisis101x
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gradenko_2000 posted:Is the number of people killed by bikes even statistically significant? It's not like there's a cyclodomor being perpetrated in city streets in relation to what? there are no statistical tests you apply to a single number. like you could ask is a bike hitting someone more likely to kill them than another pedestrian hitting them or a car hitting them or something, or ask what they're more likely to be hit by, and with a little work frame those questions in statistical test terms, but the question as you put it doesn't make any sense. this is probably because people who don't spend their lives in a research setting only encounter the phrase being misused. i do not blame you, i blame the science writers.
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Irony.or.Death posted:in relation to what? there are no statistical tests you apply to a single number. like you could ask is a bike hitting someone more likely to kill them than another pedestrian hitting them or a car hitting them or something, or ask what they're more likely to be hit by, and with a little work frame those questions in statistical test terms, but the question as you put it doesn't make any sense. this is probably because people who don't spend their lives in a research setting only encounter the phrase being misused. i do not blame you, i blame the science writers. cool thanks
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Irony.or.Death posted:in relation to what? there are no statistical tests you apply to a single number. like you could ask is a bike hitting someone more likely to kill them than another pedestrian hitting them or a car hitting them or something, or ask what they're more likely to be hit by, and with a little work frame those questions in statistical test terms, but the question as you put it doesn't make any sense. this is probably because people who don't spend their lives in a research setting only encounter the phrase being misused. i do not blame you, i blame the science writers. What's the over/under on it though?
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