Fuck Cars
- www.bostonglobe.com Blocking a bike lane? Local social media accounts are *eager* to call you out. - The Boston Globe
Cyclists who pedal around Greater Boston are accustomed to seeing cars, trucks, and everything else on wheels hogging the bike lanes.
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The effect of safety attire on perceptions of cyclist dehumanisation (open access)
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Increasing the uptake of active, carbon neutral forms of transport is indicated for both population health and environmental conservation. Efforts to increase cycling uptake are hindered by negative attitudes towards cyclists. Recent research from Australia has found that many people consider cyclists to be less than fully human. There is currently a lack of empirical evidence that explains these dehumanising perceptions. Most people who ride bicycles in Australia wear safety helmets as required by mandatory helmet laws. We hypothesised that people wearing bicycle helmets are perceived as less human compared to people without helmets due to reduced visibility of eyes and hair. We tested this hypothesis through a survey (n = 563) comprised of two-paired alternate forced choice questions to identify which image of a cyclist respondents consider to be less human. We then analysed the results using a Bradley-Terry probability model. We found images of cyclists wearing helmets or safety vests to have a higher probability of being selected as less human compared to images of cyclists wearing no safety equipment. The results have implications for research on cyclist dehumanisation and its mitigation.
- www.nbcnews.com California socialite Rebecca Grossman sentenced to 15 to life for killing 2 kids in crosswalk
Grossman, who co-founded the Grossman Burn Foundation, killed Mark Iskander, 11, and brother Jacob, 8, in a speeding car in 2020.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16402340
> California socialite Rebecca Grossman sentenced to 15 to life for killing 2 kids in crosswalk > > A wealthy California woman who co-founded a burn center foundation in the Los Angeles area was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Monday for the hit-and-run killings of two children while they were in a crosswalk more than three years ago. > > Rebecca Grossman was speeding when she struck and killed Mark Iskander, 11, and his brother Jacob, 8, while they were in a crosswalk in the Los Angeles-area city of Westlake Village on Sept. 29, 2020. > > “The loss of these two innocent lives has devastated their family and our community. Ms. Grossman’s blatant disregard for human life is a stark reminder of the grave consequences of irresponsible behavior behind the wheel,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. > > A jury convicted Grossman in February on two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death. > >
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The Diesel Story - How the EU Pretended to Fight Climate Change While Poisoning its Citizens
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Madlad posted this on the r/libertarian subreddit and they banned him
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16097480
> https://www.reddit.com/r/fuckcars/comments/1d6auj0/how_it_started_vs_how_its_going/
- www.thestar.com How a Toronto police complaints officer belittled a criticism about bike lanes — and why advocates say it’s a problem
"The police can park where they need to. If they wanted to park upside down, inside out, or on top of a building, that would be acceptable."
“The police can park where they need to. If they wanted to park upside down, inside out, or on top of a building, that would be acceptable.”
The 32-year-old cyclist stared at the email in disbelief. She wondered if the Toronto Police unit complaint co-ordinator who sent it to her been hacked, or was he just having a bad day?
- toronto.citynews.ca Cyclists rally, calling for safer streets in Scarborough
A staff report set to go before the city's Infrastructure and Environment Committee on Tuesday shows that the completion date projected to be 2027 or later.
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Evacuations with cars are a bottleneck
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15424245
> >A highway camera photo shows traffic in FortMcMurray jammed in the southbound lane of Highway 63 on the north side of the Athabasca River. The image was captured at 3:11 p.m. MT, about an hour after an evacuation order was issued for four neighbourhoods. (511 Alberta) > > Evacuation order issued as wildfire threatening Fort McMurray draws closer https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-grande-prairie-fort-mcmurray-1.7203695 >
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Cars are often the reason I hate cars, but not always
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14842857
> Idiot couldn't handle his new toy in the rainy Metro Vancouver [OC] > > Managed to hit the concrete barriers on both sides of a 3 lane highway. Luckily didn't hit anyone but traffic was about 3km long and hour later and caused another accident within the traffic jam itself.
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Baby survives after vehicle hits, drags stroller: Squamish RCMP
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/baby-survives-stroller-hit-dragged-squamish-1.7182399
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Twitter post by @DirtyTesLa: Thankful to have Cybertruck to help me with the real work and big loads 🙏 (image of Cybertruck with several bags of soil in the trunk)
Reply by @KralikLj: Hell boy that would fit in a bicycle. Way more carbon free than that wankpanzer. (image of cargo bicycle with several bags of soil strapped to the front)
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Centennial Park Cycling Connections | Public Survey and Drop-In Event
www.toronto.ca Centennial Park Cycling ConnectionsAttend the Public Drop-in event on Tuesday April 9 and complete the survey by April 23. View meeting materials in Public Consultation tab below. The City of Toronto is proposing a new bikeway connection to Centennial Park from Mississauga’s Burnhamthorpe Trail at the border of Toronto along Burnhamt...
- www.guelphtoday.com Bike storage cars being added to GO trains through Guelph
There may soon be more space for people taking their bicycle with them on Toronto-bound GO trains
Later this spring, Metrolinx officials plan to add five cars to cope with the increased demand along the line that goes through Guelph.
Those new train cars, which are to feature bike storage on the main level and passenger seating above, are expected to be added to the local line in mid- to late-May. Once that’s done, there will be a total of nine bike cars on the route.
This is being done in response to a “big uptick” in the number of people taking their bikes and e-bikes with them to Toronto along the Guelph line during the past year, explained Metrolinx spokesperson Andrea Ernesaks. .....
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The Truth About Cars
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> >In this video, we will explore how lethal cars came to dominate social space, through examining what Ivan Illich called the 'radical monopoly' of the motor car. > > 0:00 Intro > > 0:10 The Social Ideology of the Motor Car > > 0:42 Car Harm: deaths and injuries > > 1:22 Ecological Cost > > 1:44 Why is the car treated like a sacred cow > > 3:50 Radical Monopoly > > 5:24 Illich Calculations > > 6:20 Sufficiency and Degrowth Solutions > > 8:22 Conclusion
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Pity SUV drivers, fast being priced out of their badges of contempt for the planet | Catherine Bennett
www.theguardian.com Pity SUV drivers, fast being priced out of their badges of contempt for the planet | Catherine BennettWith the royals as ambassadors for these luxury cars, there’s little hope for the rest of us
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I like cars but…
I can’t help but think that cars (EV included) just aren’t the answer. I feel like bikes aren’t the answer either. I feel like the metro and high speed rail are.
Most people don’t drive because they like driving (US), most people drive because they have to. And that sucks. You shouldn’t feel like you’re forced to drive. Because that’s auto insurance and auto registration that you have to pay.
You can’t eliminate roads altogether. You need at least one or two lanes for fire trucks, ambulances, garbage trucks, etc. but you can create pockets of no car zones.
People like me who like cars, should be able to have places we store our cars. We should have places where we can explore the limits of our cars instead of driving through traffic. But that should be a strictly extracurricular activity.
In the no car pockets, you should be able to walk to a grocery store, hardware store, that has what you need. You should be able to have mixed zoning. Single family units shouldn’t be the norm. If I own a car but it’s not my dedicated form of transportation, I can buy a cooler car and I don’t need a garage next to where I live to store it. I can store it outside no car pockets so that I can take public transport to my car and then take my car to the track.
Yes, it’ll take awhile to get there but why aren’t we doing more to that end? Am I too idealistic?
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ACTION: Show your support for the Bloor West bike lanes
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Last fall, the city completed Phase 1 of the council approved Bloor Street West Complete Street project, which included nearly 4 km of protected bikeways from Runnymede Road to Aberfolyle Crescent in Etobicoke. Phase 2, which will add another 1 km of bikeways west to Resurrection Road and Six Points at Kipling Avenue, is planned for 2024. This project will contribute to giving folks in Etobicoke safer streets, more vibrant communities, a boost to local businesses, and more transportation options.
Ward 3 Etobicoke Lakeshore Councillor Morley is holding a virtual info session on the project on Monday, February 5th. Community members are encouraged to submit questions in advance for the Councillor and the City of Toronto staff that will be present at the meeting.
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Show your support for the Danforth-Kingston Complete Streets
actionnetwork.org Support a Danforth4All & Kingston4All!Danforth Ave & Kingston Rd in Scarborough are hostile, uninviting, and dangerous to everyone, including people walking, people using a mobility device, people riding bikes, people taking transit, and people driving. Danforth-Kingston 4 All are a group of local residents who want Dan...
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Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High Tech Driving recording
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10502562
> >The vision of a future with driverless cars has caught the public’s attention but may be distracting us from investing in better ways to get around that we can implement now. > > >Peter Norton, a historian of technology at of the University of Virginia, joined the Smart Growth Network in a session that outlined how innovations in urban mobility are made by providing travelers with choices, and how investments in in proven and humane mobility choices will improve people’s lives and the communities they live in.
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'Try not to let moose lick your car,' warns Parks Canada, as more moose flock to highways
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/12830614
> Parks Canada is warning drivers not to stop while on highways to let moose lick their cars this winter. > > The peculiar message comes as moose have been trekking onto highways to lick salt off of roads and passing vehicles, says Tracy McKay with Parks Canada. > > "It does sound very funny … It's okay to laugh at it, as long as people drive responsibly and do what's best for the wildlife," she said. > > McKay says Parks Canada puts out a warning every winter as moose venture down to highways to fuel their salt intake. > > "Unfortunately, this kind of puts [moose] at risk of being injured or killed if they get hit by a vehicle," she said. > > "Parks Canada understands that seeing those wildlife is a real highlight for a lot of people, but we ask people not to stop … so that the moose can't get used to licking salt off of the cars."
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"Big Clearance! 12 in place of 1!"
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/111686535373919059
> "Big Clearance! 12 in place of 1!" > > "Grande offerta! 12 per 1!" > > ENFB cyclists' union, Woerden, 1993; poster by Theo van den Boogaard > > @fuck\_cars
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280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric cars. E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
arstechnica.com 280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehiclesE-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
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Articles, essays, or studies on the effect of car centric planning and social detachment?
Hi everybody.
I'm sorry if my question is really weirdly specific. It's something I've been thinking about for a long time.
You ever see those movies, where people live in this techno-future dystopia, skyscrapers and traffic clogged freeways, car - centric urban planning with no greenery, no trees, think of like Times Square NYC, hyper capitalist neolib dystopia kind of thing.
You see in those movies, the main character (a socially detached loner) depressed, part of the reason is not just a horribly atomized and superficial Society, but the other reason is the wretched urban planning and brutalist architecture.
I think there's been a few articles already on the importance of good architecture for creating a more "communal" mental effect for the people in the town.
I'm wondering if you guys found any articles or essays on the importance of specifically good urban planning (I already read about architecture). Stuff about how car centric urban planning atomizes the individual, ruins the social fabric, ruins the communal mentality, etc.. Sociological stuff.
If you do, please comment. I'd love to read.
- www.theverge.com Truck bloat is killing us, new crash data reveals
We love our big, deadly trucks, don’t we, folks?
I know the report is for the US but it also applies to Canada because we have an almost identical car market, regulations, and truck culture.
- www.theguardian.com ‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars
A new housing development outside Phoenix is looking towards European cities for inspiration and shutting out the cars. So far residents love it
- www.politico.com Caltrans official says she was demoted for objecting to highway expansion
Jeanie Ward-Waller was removed last month from her position overseeing California's transportation planning.
- www.nationalobserver.com RCMP sensitive crimes unit investigating Greenbelt land swap scandal
Peter German, a lawyer and a former deputy commissioner of the RCMP, said in this case, the RCMP is utilizing an investigative unit that is experienced with investigating allegations of a sensitive political nature, such as corruption.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/6978371
- www.thedrive.com Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds
Recent studies have shown tire emissions to be a larger threat to global health than anyone realized—and EVs could make the problem worse.
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Suburbia's Bad Bargain for American Immigrants / Sudip Bhattacharya - This is Hell podcast
thisishell.com Suburbia's Bad Bargain for American Immigrants / Sudip BhattacharyaSudip Bhattacharya talks about his article at HardCrackers.com, "Socialism or Suburbia." Sudip is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at Rutgers University. He is also a writer, organizer, and you can find his other work at outlets like Protean Magazine, CounterPunch and Reappropriate, and the...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5701064
> >Sudip Bhattacharya talks about his article at HardCrackers.com, "Socialism or Suburbia." Sudip is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at Rutgers University. He is also a writer, organizer, and you can find his other work at outlets like Protean Magazine, CounterPunch and Reappropriate, and the Aerogram. > >
- www.bloomberg.com Secrets of the World’s Coolest Bike Tunnel
Norway’s Fyllingsdalen tunnel is a showstopping piece of urban cycling infrastructure — for a city where car-centric development still dominates.