#KilledByATrafficEngineer
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Americans are addicted to cars, but in many ways it's a forced addiction. Decades of policy have made cars the dominant mode of travel at the expense of others, and marketing reinforces the car as the "best" choice. This isn't to excuse individual choices, but car dependency is a systemic issue.
Hot damn ingrained car culture sucks
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Seriously, can anyone think of a product category where such a high percentage of options sold are so poorly designed to do their primary job as bike racks? Can you imagine if 40% of corkscrews couldn't really open a bottle of wine? Or water fountains where it's basically impossible to get a drink?
Hello historian of #bicycling here; if anyone wants to hear about what happened in WWII and also during the 1970s energy crisis (when Americans turned to bicycles as alternative transportation solutions) I'm certainly available. I've written about both in _Bike Battles_.
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“According to the study, this intervention would prevent on average 2.6 deaths, 117 injury crashes and 335 property damage crashes every five years. In other words, not doing this will cost lives and money.”
Take a guess if DOTI did it…
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I hear they’re calling it the “Department of War Crimes” now.
Challenging news organizations to not do 5,000 gas price stories and especially with zoomed camera shots of the pump's LCD screen chugging away.
The social media platform wars are uniquely weird for people who prefer to live our lives outside of cars, because no matter where we turn, everyone thinks they have the legal right to kill us, and remind us of this constantly.
This one resonates with me the most. Especially after some of my politicians wring their hands everytime someone claims they weren't consulted.
The quickest way to getting nothing done is to allow goal post moving and consensus chasing.
This is beyond problematic.
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I love it when there is stuff making it clear to drivers where the parking is not
I've heard the line about the driver "moving into the bike lane to control the intersection" and this is such car-brained bullshit. Bike lanes should never be merge zones and the justification that they are making everyone safer by obstructing them is painfully stupid and outdated.
Stuff like this is infuriating. The Encinitas Mayor just spouting nonsense as justification would send me over the top.
Right hooks are not when cyclists plow into drivers it's when a driver cuts across a lane and doesn't yield. They are ripping out a bike lane. A very nice looking lane. Madness.
@bikewalkbus.bsky.social has more info for the 3-11 Day of Action
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This is true. Except in Denver right now where it apparently doesn't snow in winter anymore. This year is so weird.
I like "Don't be MAGA". It should apply to everyone even if not traveling to Canada 😂
The words you're looking for are "infection vector"
They don't get to turn in front of a cyclist even if they "had they turn blinkers on". Drivers license retests for anyone who posts this kind of bad take.
Looks like there is actually snow!
The more contact points that don't align with the actual size and shape of a bicycle the better!
Then there is the category of artsy bike racks. These are great if you want to spend a lot of extra budget to install something that makes a visual statement without actually helping the people who would use it.
Denver has provided over half of the city’s 90,000 students with a MY Denver Card, which is funded by Denver tax dollars approved in a 2012 ballot measure.
Says foot traffic would get cut in half by a road diet?!
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Misunderstands his own department's policies and sometimes you govern for groups that aren't the majority www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDNp...
The highlight, making an area safer might make commutes less convenient www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDNp...
Travel time comparison through active construction area www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDNp...