/c/fuck_weapons (lemmy.ml)
Dear consumer: do not operate this motor vehicle while experiencing emotion...
Traffic trauma: are cars holding Birmingham back? (www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk)
The Conspiracy of…Cities? (w/Doug Gordon) — Conspirituality (www.conspirituality.net)
EPA sides with tribes on petition to regulate toxic tire chemical that kills salmon (www.kuow.org)
In the radio segment, they also mentioned that this chemical might be responsible for many other environmental and human health conditions. This is likely the tip of the iceberg....
Driving Today was SO Obnoxious
I had to drive to and from an appointment twice today (drop off and pick up)(not a school) and I faced like… A dozen moments of aggression from other drivers. From being cut off, to being blocked from merging. Some dangerous, others harmless. Just a dozen pointless but intentionally rude moments. Usually I’m getting tailed...
Yes, also Teslas (media.mastodon.scot)
‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars (www.theguardian.com)
It’s nice to see more car free places, but it’s also hard not to criticise the capitalistic hellscape in which your neighbourhood has a CEO
EU poised to water down new car pollution rules after industry lobbying (www.theguardian.com)
Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs? [The Observer] (www.theguardian.com)
It’s midnight on the edge of Clapham Common in early September. The streets are eerily quiet as a shadowy figure in black shirt, shorts and baseball cap emerges from the common. He is wearing a red face mask, his features, except for some blond locks, hidden from view.
Chicago Sold it's Parking Meters to Morgan Stanley for 75 years. (The consequences have been terrible) (www.youtube.com)
CGI Uber ad with 200 seats (v.redd.it)
Hi-viz (files.mastodon.online)
alt textPost by Urban Cycling Institute. text: ‘New study into effectiveness of hi-viz for cyclists in car traffic’ - by Brendan Gavrin images: Two photos. One is captioned “Driver’s view of cyclist dressed in black”, the other “Driver’s view of cyclist dressed in hi-viz”. Both depict a phone in front of a...
London air quality improved by Ulez and Lez - report | BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
The researchers said the introduction of the Lez helped to reduce particulate matter (PM10) in Greater London by 13% between 2008 and 2013, compared to between 2003 and 2007....
Our children are victims of road violence. We need to talk about the deadly norms of car use (theconversation.com)
Suburban Cycling Myths Busted: It's Closer Than You Think (yt.artemislena.eu)
Rails and bike in vehicle. Can't get better than this! (feddit.it)
Found this today at a flight museum (with a transit section) close to Milan
Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts (www.vox.com)
TL;DR: Norway subsidised electric cars a lot, that money went to the rich more than the poor, and left them with less money to spend on transit which delivers better outcomes for cities.
me_irl (a.mindlycdn.com)
alt texttweet by amtrak ben: i think we should build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time...
Atlanta 1950s and now (feddit.de)
Las Vegas police make arrest in bicyclist’s death after crash videos surface (www.8newsnow.com)
Study Finds Cyclists Are Better People Than Drivers | Jalopnik (jalopnik.com)
I’ve always argued this wasn’t the case and that motoring is a worse transport mode because of the associated externalities, not because of anything inherent to the users....
Cruise Didn't Tell Anyone That A Woman Was Dragged 20 Feet After Being Pushed Into Robotaxi (jalopnik.com)
The company left out some key details regarding the incident involving one of its robotaxis and a pedestrian....
Two Cyclists Killed By Truck's Lumber Load In California (jalopnik.com)
Two cyclists died near Napa, California, Tuesday by a lumber truck when its load suddenly shifted of the picturesque roadway....
How it feels to be an urbanist sometimes (programming.dev)
Amazing Cutting-Edge Revolutionary Technological Algorithmic Science Invention (lemmy.world)
I saw a good article on c/upliftingnews about AI improving traffic signal controllers. It’s good and all, I just can’t help but think of the “look at what they need to have a fraction of our power” meme while reading it
