It’s less about how we move lumber and more highlighting the dangers of having cyclists share the road with giant trucks and cars. You wouldn’t hear stories like this in countries like the Netherlands where they actually provide proper bike infrastructure that’s separated from the road.
It would be a similar process to organizing a club, though the exact steps would differ between schools. Ideally you’d meet up at a common central location for everyone and then continue onward to school, picking up other students along the way at other checkpoints.
No buses in this post? I’d place them under chaotic neutral
IDK what the culture is like at your school, but if you’re feeling motivated consider offering to organize a group ride to school to encourage others to join in. It could just start out as a one-time or once a month thing and increase from there if there’s enough interest.
Is there statistical evidence of that? Mainly curious so I can arm myself next time someone argues about it.
The runner is occupying the whole lane though and they have headphones on preventing the cyclist from getting their attention.
I saw a similar thing on the Amalfi coast in Italy, though the roads are so damn narrow there idk how else it could possibly work.
The Internet is not a replacement for real human interaction. Also a lot of elderly people have trouble using it.
CityNerd posted a really good video on this topic a few months ago. https://youtu.be/H6UD9h3hEdk
His videos are primarily US-focused, but I believe this one applies for pretty much any country.
I don’t really see an obvious solution here that avoids the need for a car, at least in the US (which I’m assuming you’re in base on the kind of car you drive). If your goal is to ultimately ditch the car, depending on how frequent the trips are, you could potentially save money by renting a car just for the longer trips.
One option to look into, especially for transporting small children, is a “bakfiets”. It’s a type of cargo bike with a large bucket in the front that can be used to haul kids and groceries. And you can find them now as ebikes to make it easier to haul more stuff. They’re super common in the Netherlands for their high carrying capacity. You’ll even see people moving furniture around with them!
Google pannier bags. They’re basically totes that mount onto a bike rack. Some of them even have straps to convert them into a backpack for easy carrying.
In terms of distance, I think you might be surprised by how far and fast you can go with an ebike. A lot of people only think about their speed when on the highway, but most of your time on the road is likely spent at slower speeds navigating traffic in town. So what bikes may lack in speed, they make up for in maneuverability.
Until it’s actually built, don’t count on it. NIMBYs will fight tooth and nail every chance they get. Even after it’s built there will be a constant barrage of unfounded complaints about how it hurts traffic flow and makes it more dangerous for drivers. Show up to your city council meetings and make sure to hold them accountable for their promises.
“But that would hurt businesses who rely on these vehicles to get work done!”
-idiots forgetting that no work will get done if our planet becomes uninhabitable
This is no laughing matter, and where are your stilts?!
Eh I’m not so sure I agree with that. Competent subway systems in rush hour tend to be completely full whereas cars in rush hour typically only have a single person inside. So I do believe it’s an apples-to-apples comparison in the ways that actually matter.
Love me some Panda Express
The comments in that article were quite the rollercoaster. My favorites were the people saying they never see anyone biking in their neighborhood and one guy saying that they should rip it out because there are more cars than bikes 🧠🧠
I know these are early-adopter pain points, but I think if Lemmy is really gonna take off, the devs need to get serious about backward compatibility and ensuring backend upgrades don’t completely break major instances/clients. IMO switching from websocket to HTTP should have been treated as a breaking change with a new major version release and a more controlled rollout period for this exact reason.
No that’s not the point. In countries like the Netherlands where proper bike infrastructure is in place, cyclists physically separated from car traffic. This type of “freak accident” would not happen if that were the case here.