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  • azimir@lemmy.mltoFuck Cars@lemmy.worldYou are not considering my needs!
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    3 days ago

    I’ve had these very conversations with people. Our local public transit / biking advocacy group does presentations, works with local politicians, and runs events to promote biking, transit, and safe streets.

    Unless it’s a group that’s already 100% on board with pedestrian support needs, someone will complain that there’s not enough parking where a bike road should be. This is in a city where over 30% of downtown is open air parking lots, plus the roads, and then on street parking.

    This comic isn’t funny, it’s just a straight up depiction of our experiences here.















  • That happened to me in SF/Mountain View. I was down there for an interview. I’d never visited the region before. It’s like Mad Max on the freeways.

    At a red light a woman decided she wasn’t going to wait four cars back. Instead she just pulled over the curb, drove over lawns and headed down the road. No honking, just plowing across property to skip a light. We caught up to her at the next red light.









  • azimir@lemmy.mltoFuck Cars@lemmy.worldSad but true
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    15 days ago

    The height of the impact point also matters The higher the front grill/bumper, the more lethal the impact. The current fad for high vehicles with flat front grills has significantly increased pedestrian deaths.

    These vehicles are unacceptable large for public spaces. The threshold for CDL style licensing needs to be lowered to make modern trucks/SUVs require the training their design deserves. Also tax the bajesus out of them when they’re in city spaces. Either they’re in the neighborhood for business reasons or get out.