moving_sofa

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by moving_sofa 3y ago
"Bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise" https://twitter.com/tomflood1/status/1609976864897916930
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
Cycling is similar. No need to use traffic lights for cycle-only crossings. Relevant: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jgacSmLBSIQ
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
What also contributes to <18 (and the elderly) social isolation is the car-centric urban planning which denies mobility freedom to this demographics. This is even more relevant in North America Why We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbi
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
That "reset" word is going to trigger the conspiracy theorists
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15-Minute-City Conspiracy Theories Insane Says 15-Minute-City Creator(forbes.com)
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
wait until it designs a human-killing protein....
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
It should show the weight difference, that is crucial to understand its impact on pedestrians and cyclists during collisions.
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
Agreed. What's next: If I am enslaved and my expectation is being paid for my work, I must change my expectation? Fuck that. What we must do is maintain the expection, fight however you can to change reality and crucially learn how to
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
Vaccine and pharmaceuticals research are already mostly publicly funded. But the profits are privatized. * Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine research ‘was 97% publicly funded’: https://www.theguardian.com/science/20
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
The NHS has also been deliberately weakened by the Tory (and Labour) to justify its privatization. That is the crucial point. The unusual seasons would just be a small extra burden if they had not weakened it.
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
The car infrastructure built to provide you that comfort has very big negative externalities to others. Among them: 1/ The massive amount of space dedicated to cars, taken away from pedestrians and cyclists. Cars are the most space-ine
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
Problem with Mastodon is 1/the name 2/ "pods". I simply forgot which damn pod I signed up to and most people are simply unwilling to understand what the hell is a "pod". People just want on url where to sign up
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
Actually many of us are a bit tired of WFH but guess what: the reason I and many HAVE to WFH is due do the bankruptcy-level childcare costs (UK). It is easier to change job than to re-arrange childcare. School starts at 9am stops at 15:30.
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
You dont know how lucky you are to have a sustainable inclusive mode of transport. Here in the UK its a fight against NIMBYs and right-wing idiots. The whole thing is becoming politicized and weaponized. Its super dystopia. Stay there, trus
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
Cycling is becoming politicized in the UK and some politicians are trying to score points. The other day an ex-transport minister suggested forcing registration plates on bicycles. Any cycle lane that pops up will trigger all the right-wing
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
Aint gonna work. Design affects behavior. If the road encourages speeding but the sign says "hey go slower", drivers will end up speeding. This is known for decades. Design roads for slower speed: complexity e.g. chicanes, trees w
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by moving_sofa 4y ago
Oh you have soooo much space to add some cycle lanes. Here in the UK we are fighting for shared space. There in the US you _have_ the space. Holy shit make some cycle lanes. US is seriously carbrain damaged.