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Sphyre posted:so are motorcycles leftist or not Still contributes to climate change Doesn't take up as much space as a car Motorcycles are centrist
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gradenko_2000 posted:Still contributes to climate change  Flavortown is a fifteen‐minute city. Platystemon has issued a correction as of 07:12 on Oct 23, 2023 |
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Oct 23, 2023 05:40
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Oct 23, 2023 06:01
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speng31b posted:prove it I don't know anything about motorbikes so I can't tell you what kind it was, but it looked to me like a normal, average motorbike. Certainly not one of the smaller ones, or a particularly big one. I'll grant you that some of the bigger ones are probably much harder to shift.
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Oct 23, 2023 07:50
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Lift up off the stand, clutch in, push. The clutch on some bikes will be kinda draggy if they're cold, but you can always kick it into neutral. You can move everything from a Grom to a Goldwing this way. Motorcycles are cool, but I park mine in the garage because that's where they go. Sidewalk bike should be rammed by the stroller until it tips over into the lawn. 500excf type r posted:The context is specifically about commuting to work hth Gotta get some of those sweet EU scooters like the TMAX. Also, having an interstate commute to work sounds nightmarish
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Oct 23, 2023 08:50
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Nitrousoxide posted:My car insurance has doubled in the past year. I barely drive and have no infractions or accidents. One weird trick to avoid this is to not own a car. I have bought so much garden, bike and kids crap with the money I don't spend on a car.
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Oct 23, 2023 10:14
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Weembles posted:I can't find the original article, but I read about an experiment where children were ask to draw maps of their towns. The ones who lived in places where they could get around on their own on foot or by bike had detailed maps with cross streets and landmarks. The one who were driven everywhere just had major locations like their home and school linked by vague ideas of the roads between them. I own like 12 cars and I can draw a pretty decent topographic map of the hill most if them are in so I presume cars make you smarter
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Oct 23, 2023 11:31
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Fats posted:Lift up off the stand, clutch in, push. The clutch on some bikes will be kinda draggy if they're cold, but you can always kick it into neutral. You can move everything from a Grom to a Goldwing this way. The front wheel is locked so you are only going to push it in an awkward circle. You can just push the bike onto the kickstand and get the tires off the ground and then pivot the bike around on the kickstand pretty easily but touching a stranger's motorcycle without permission is a pretty big no-no, even if it is parked on the sidewalk.
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Oct 23, 2023 11:36
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Fitzy Fitz posted:It's a beautiful fall day, so I walked to the grocery store and broke in my new sandals a bit (Bedrock Cairns, they are amazing). Second Hand Meat Mouth posted:leftism is when you break poo poo instead of engaging in community building, goons ftw FirstnameLastname posted:just ask them to move it if you need them to move it FirstnameLastname posted:you do see that there's plenty of space to the side of it in the grass for foot traffic and that it's infront of a steep hill right Mister Speaker posted:Tons of e-scooters and e-bikes zipping around on sidewalks and stopping in front of restaurants across the whole sidewalk, though. I'm still not about to knock one over, but I'm certainly not above telling the driver they're a dumbass and folding their mirror in like I've had to do with so many cars parked on the sidewalk. mawarannahr posted:lotta words getting mad about hypothetical property crimes. I see a limebike in the way im pushing that poo poo into a puddle. Second Hand Meat Mouth posted:edit: I did actually read it this time and wholeheartedly agree FirstnameLastname posted:people modify their bikes to be loud and you notice those ones and don't notice the ones that have proper mufflers and silencers and are quiet evil_bunnY has issued a correction as of 13:22 on Oct 23, 2023 |
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Oct 23, 2023 13:10
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evil_bunnY posted:Those look loving horrid. An excellent job. They are as functional as they are hideous and became my favorite shoe the moment I put them on.
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Oct 23, 2023 14:17
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500excf type r posted:The context is specifically about commuting to work hth Jobs, famously only located along interstates in America
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Oct 23, 2023 14:34
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Jobs, famously only located along interstates in America yeah the united states is famously disconnected by design and people commute ridiculous distances and times to get to jobs
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Oct 23, 2023 14:37
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BonHair posted:One weird trick to avoid this is to not own a car. I have bought so much garden, bike and kids crap with the money I don't spend on a car. Strongly considering it, though I do like hiking which does generally require owning a car or frequent renting.
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500excf type r posted:yeah the united states is famously disconnected by design and people commute ridiculous distances and times to get to jobs Suburbanites will tell you they love their lifestyle and then do this, twice a day, every day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgO0tgWNWYs
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Oct 23, 2023 14:44
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500excf type r posted:yeah the united states is famously disconnected by design and people commute ridiculous distances and times to get to jobs Oh, I see. The commuting version of "Texas is very big so we shouldn't build passenger rail anywhere" argument.
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Oct 23, 2023 15:37
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500excf type r posted:yeah the united states is famously disconnected by design and people commute ridiculous distances and times to get to jobs this is why you need a Harley?? 500excf type r posted:A 125cc two stroke scooter is not really compatible with the average american's commute to work, today, in the present world. mawarannahr has issued a correction as of 15:56 on Oct 23, 2023 |
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Oct 23, 2023 15:51
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Weembles posted:Oh, I see. The commuting version of "Texas is very big so we shouldn't build passenger rail anywhere" argument. what lol are you just making things up to get mad at? A 125cc two stroke scooter is not really compatible with the average american's commute to work, today, in the present world. In fact, the types of motorcycles made for american roadways, today in 2023, are designed around 55-75mph performance for cruising and passing.
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Oct 23, 2023 15:52
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mawarannahr posted:this is why you need a Harley?? I don't know what you are googling but the practical top end of basically any 125cc is going to be 50mph. plenty for city driving, rough on a highway, no chance on an interstate
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Oct 23, 2023 16:13
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Nitrousoxide posted:Strongly considering it, though I do like hiking which does generally require owning a car or frequent renting. Yeah, if you live in a shithole country with no public infrastructure. I recommend doing the math on owning a car vs taking taxis when you would need a car.
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Oct 23, 2023 16:14
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500excf type r posted:what lol are you just making things up to get mad at? Vehicles aren't driven by the mathematical average of every person in the USA. Many people do have commutes where smaller vehicles work fine. In any case, basing an argument around "this is the way things are now" isn't a great tactic in a thread whose premise is that the way things are now sucks rear end.
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Oct 23, 2023 16:22
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Weembles posted:Vehicles aren't driven by the mathematical average of every person in the USA. Many people do have commutes where smaller vehicles work fine. the context of the entire discussion was the material reality we presently live in, not some imaginationland where everything can be perfect
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BRAKE FOR MOOSE posted:I don't know what you are googling but the practical top end of basically any 125cc is going to be 50mph. plenty for city driving, rough on a highway, no chance on an interstate "118 km/h (73 mph) (2018 model)[5]" sounds like you got skill issues  500excf type r posted:the context of the entire discussion was the material reality we presently live in, not some imaginationland where everything can be perfect the American material reality we live in isn't really compatible with motorcyclists living in it. in fact, the faster motorcycle you have the more likely you are to die. man up and use a scooter if you want two wheels.
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Oct 23, 2023 16:52
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Scooters are loud and obnoxious though, get an electric or an ebike at least, or just a regular bike
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500excf type r posted:the context of the entire discussion was the material reality we presently live in, not some imaginationland where everything can be perfect Yes, but on average people are talking about a perfect world so that means you have to talk about it too.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ILY5tleMpc Motos are great because of the space efficiency and excitement that comes with the risk of injury
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Oct 23, 2023 18:09
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500excf type r posted:what lol are you just making things up to get mad at? my brother in christ I implore you to look up the average US car trip length. BonHair posted:Scooters are loud and obnoxious though, get an electric or an ebike at least, or just a regular bike
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Oct 23, 2023 18:15
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it would be very easy for me to take a bike to work if it weren't for all the car infrastructure in the way
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Oct 23, 2023 18:16
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evil_bunnY posted:my brother in christ I implore you to look up the average US car trip length. Department of labor says its 30 minutes by car, 50 minutes by public transportation, 75-90% of people commute by personal vehicle.
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Oct 23, 2023 18:26
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500excf type r posted:Department of labor says its 30 minutes by car, 50 minutes by public transportation, 75-90% of people commute by personal vehicle. we should make the second number lower imo
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FirstnameLastname posted:again, you cannot just move a parked motorcycle by hand that's a 400 lb piece of machinery with its rear wheel locked, any person who doesn't know what they're doing trying to move it will most likely drop it on its side trying to shimmy it, now there's a motorcycle laying on its side in the sidewalk and its even harder to get past.  Pretty sure if you look, you'll see that if you just shove to the right, it'll be off the sidewalk and there won't be any grass or anything where people need to walk, bing bang boom so easy.
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Pepe Silvia Browne posted:we should make the second number lower imo hard agree, I was talking to a friend an hour ago and he is on his way to a doctors appointment. 3.1 miles from his apartment, 1 hour and 35 minutes on public transportation
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Oct 23, 2023 18:38
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Pepe Silvia Browne posted:it would be very easy for me to take a bike to work if it weren't for all the car infrastructure in the way I stopped biking to work because my only route option is a pretty busy stroad and I found that I was always starting my day angry at everything. Now I walk instead and I'm chill AF when I arrive at the office in the morning because usually no one tried to kill me on my way to work.
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Oct 23, 2023 18:40
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500excf type r posted:The front wheel is locked so you are only going to push it in an awkward circle. Maybe, I guess personally I never use the fork lock and I'm guessing Mr. Sidewalk doesn't either, but I could be wrong. My last couple bikes had electronic ones and I don't even know how to engage them  I rode my bicycle to work this morning for a ~mandatory~ meeting, and it was nice. Two wheels are cool and fun
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withak posted:I stopped biking to work because my only route option is a pretty busy stroad and I found that I was always starting my day angry at everything. Now I walk instead and I'm chill AF when I arrive at the office in the morning because usually no one tried to kill me on my way to work. Walking is much more calming than my bike commute as well. I try to do both.
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500excf type r posted:Department of labor says its 30 minutes by car, 50 minutes by public transportation, 75-90% of people commute by personal vehicle. 3/4ths of all car trips in the US are ten miles or less. nearly 60% of them are less than six miles.
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Fats posted:Maybe, I guess personally I never use the fork lock and I'm guessing Mr. Sidewalk doesn't either, but I could be wrong. My last couple bikes had electronic ones and I don't even know how to engage them I should have more mandatory bicycle meetings at work.
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:3/4ths of all car trips in the US are ten miles or less. nearly 60% of them are less than six miles. cool whats that have to do with commuting to work
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most people don't need to get on an interstate freeway to commute to work if 3/4ths of all car trips are ten miles or less I don't think I've ever had to get on an interstate to commute to work in my entire life, come to think of it
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