AndiMann · @AndiMann
416 followers · 1570 posts · Server masto.aiDrivers: cYcLiStS sHuOlD rIdE oN tHe SiDeWaLk!!!
Meanwhile, the sidewalks:
#cycling #biketooter #pedestrians #roadsafety
Bicycling Monterey · @bikemonterey
163 followers · 471 posts · Server sfba.socialScroll down to "Fast Track" for letters to #MontereyCountyWeekly in response to Sara Rubin's 8/23/23 piece "How fast is too fast on a bike [multiuse] path?”
https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/opinion/letters/
#BikeTooter #BikeMonterey #Monterey #PacificGrove #MontereyBay #MontereyPeninsula #ShareTheTrail #MultiuseTrail #BikePath #RailsToTrails #speed #pedestrians #walk #run #jog #wheelchairs #strollers #transportation #recreation #tourism #MontereyBayCoastalTrail
#montereycountyweekly #BikeTooter #BikeMonterey #monterey #pacificgrove #MontereyBay #montereypeninsula #sharethetrail #multiusetrail #bikepath #railstotrails #speed #pedestrians #walk #run #jog #wheelchairs #strollers #transportation #recreation #tourism #montereybaycoastaltrail
BellingenNSW · @Bellingen
160 followers · 655 posts · Server mastodon.auMore than 150 car models too big for regular parking spaces
The ‘autobesity’ epidemic eats up public spaces
"More than 150 car models are now too big to fit in average car parking spaces. While the size of the standard parking bay has remained static for decades, cars have been growing longer and wider in a phenomenon known as “autobesity”."
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/26/more-than-150-car-models-too-big-for-regular-uk-parking-spaces
#cars #consumption #autobesity #SUV #pedestrians #safety #PublicSpace #climate
#cars #consumption #autobesity #suv #pedestrians #safety #publicspace #climate
Mike Burr · @mburr
10 followers · 168 posts · Server stranger.socialPedestrian crosswalks are dangerous and cars should not be required to stop.
"What" you say?
That's exactly what makes them dangerous. People get greased all the time because SOME cars don't stop.
And THOSE cars are driven by random _average_ drivers.
However it's also true that smug and sanctimonious pedestrians who mentally dare cars not to stop and/or don't look are selectively greased more than others.
I invite you to think about it.
#dot #dmv #driving #pedestrians #sharetheroad #cars
bitternepark · @bitternepark
66 followers · 344 posts · Server mas.toPortswood proposals: Council launches 2nd consultation phase
https://bitternepark.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12692:portswood-proposals-council-launches-next-consultation-phase&catid=166&Itemid=92
#Southampton #bitternepark #localnews #portswood #transport #traffic #shopping #cycling #pedestrians #ATZ
Image: Google
#atz #pedestrians #cycling #shopping #traffic #transport #portswood #localnews #bitternepark #southampton
Bicycling Monterey · @bikemonterey
162 followers · 470 posts · Server sfba.social
"How fast is too fast on a bike path?" by Sara Rubin,
#BikeTooter #BikeMonterey #Monterey #PacificGrove #MontereyBay #MontereyPeninsula #ShareTheTrail #MultiuseTrail #BikePath #RailsToTrails #speed #pedestrians #walk #run #jog #wheelchairs #strollers #transportation #recreation #tourism #NewsReporters #MontereyCountyWeekly #MontereyBayCoastalTrail
#BikeTooter #BikeMonterey #monterey #pacificgrove #MontereyBay #montereypeninsula #sharethetrail #multiusetrail #bikepath #railstotrails #speed #pedestrians #walk #run #jog #wheelchairs #strollers #transportation #recreation #tourism #newsreporters #montereycountyweekly #montereybaycoastaltrail
Manly Blog · @MnlyBeach
36 followers · 251 posts · Server aus.socialAussie 'business tool' a killer?
"Large SUVs reported to increase the risk of serious injury to other road users by a third more than medium SUVs. Road safety experts propose levy on large SUVs in city to curb rising Victorian road deaths"
"While financial disincentives have been shown to benefit road safety in Europe, Australia must first remove incentives encouraging the purchase of large SUV-type vehicles..More than 50% of new vehicles sold in Australia last year were SUVs...The signals the governments are giving people is that there is nothing wrong with larger cars."
#climate #pollution #AutoBesity #RoadSafety #cars #VisionZero #pedestrians #roadkill
#climate #pollution #autobesity #roadsafety #cars #visionzero #pedestrians #roadkill
Tab Combs · @DrTCombs
2058 followers · 1596 posts · Server transportation.social#ITE (the Institute of Transportation Engineers) began recommending #RTOR (right turn on red) as a fuel saving measure in 1986. ITE rescinded that guidance in September 2019, writing:
"The existing [recommendation] fails to provide a sufficiently robust analysis of the impacts, especially with regards to the potential impacts on the safety of #pedestrians using #crosswalks."
ITE's full statement on rescinding the RTOR recommendation:
https://www.ite.org/pub/?id=B59F0054-B3AE-FD5C-81E5-62E18920B5DC
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#ITE #rtor #pedestrians #crosswalks
Jocelyn · @cyclotopie
79 followers · 1229 posts · Server mastodon.gougere.frToday we were #cycling our way from #Strontian to #Glencoe. Great scenery, but after crossing with the ferry not such good road conditions...
I appreciate a lot of the #British ways, but not when it comes to #road #planning and #driving wrt #cyclists and #pedestrians.
A rant. 1/n
#cycling #strontian #glencoe #british #road #planning #driving #cyclists #pedestrians
Lats · @Lats
148 followers · 1367 posts · Server aus.social@walksf wow, automatic braking for #pedestrians! What a step forward but unlikely to happen in #Australia as our vehicle design rules lag the developed world.
#urbanism
#pedestrians #australia #urbanism
Manly Blog · @MnlyBeach
36 followers · 226 posts · Server aus.social
NT records fifth pedestrian death this year after a car crashed into a man. Emergency services have attended a "number of pedestrians versus cars … right across the territory".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-11/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-bagot-road-ludmilla-darwin/102716910
#NT #motorists #carnage #pedestrians
#nt #motorists #carnage #pedestrians
bitternepark · @bitternepark
66 followers · 334 posts · Server mas.to
Junction closed for up to seven weeks https://bitternepark.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12682:junction-closed-for-up-to-seven-weeks&catid=166&Itemid=92
#bitternepark #Southampton #localnews #roadworks #pedestrians
#pedestrians #roadworks #localnews #southampton #bitternepark
bitternepark · @bitternepark
66 followers · 331 posts · Server mas.toJunction closed for up to seven weeks https://bitternepark.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12682:junction-closed-for-up-to-seven-weeks&catid=166&Itemid=92
#bitternepark #Southampton #localnews #roadworks #pedestrians
#pedestrians #roadworks #localnews #southampton #bitternepark
Sam Butler · @sambutlerUS
278 followers · 282 posts · Server kolektiva.social
@jeff Here are some numbers you can use to calculate
https://www.sambutler.us/costs-of-car-economy-bike-transit
#Cars #FuckCars #CarFree #Transit #Trains #Buses #Bikes #Pedestrians #PublicSpace #Investment #Policy #PublicPolicy #VC #finance #road #roads #highway #streets
#cars #fuckcars #carfree #transit #trains #buses #bikes #pedestrians #publicspace #investment #policy #publicpolicy #vc #finance #road #roads #highway #streets
Sam Butler · @sambutlerUS
266 followers · 267 posts · Server kolektiva.socialre: https://twitter.com/cyclesixmile/status/1688603935672582144
The microplastic and pollution from the tires will kill communities and ecosystems, like with every other car.
There is no escaping the illogic of 2,000+ pound vehicles designed to carry 200 pounds of people. (The vehicle seen below will weigh 5000 lbs)
Also on the low-data, low-energy #permacomputing discussion and info-sharing tool Groundtalk: https://groundtalk.land/#2023-08-08T11:41:33.195+00:00
#CarFree #Cars #FuckCars #Pollution #Microplastics #TirePollution #Bollards #SafeStreets #PublicSpace #Transit #Bikes #Walking #Bicyclists #Bicycles #Cyclists #Pedestrians
#permacomputing #carfree #cars #fuckcars #pollution #microplastics #tirepollution #bollards #safestreets #publicspace #transit #bikes #walking #bicyclists #bicycles #cyclists #pedestrians
peteo · @peteo
69 followers · 581 posts · Server mastodon.nz
While some #nzpol are against pedestrian crossing and slower speeds near schools, elsewhere some are considering whether vehicle #safety ratings should also cover #pedestrians, and not just car occupants
The street i live in has so many #utes parked in it in the evenings, but wonder if those #Aucklanders buying utes to travel to their sales or office jobs will care?
#nzpol #safety #pedestrians #utes #Aucklanders
IT News · @itnewsbot
3586 followers · 269090 posts · Server schleuss.onlineHow cities can stem the tide of pedestrian deaths from large cars and SUVs - Enlarge / Pedestrian deaths are rising sharply: From 2011 through 2021,... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1958563 #pedestrians #syndication #safety #cars #suvs
#suvs #cars #safety #syndication #pedestrians
Tech news from Canada · @TechNews
910 followers · 24084 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.caArs Technica: How cities can stem the tide of pedestrian deaths from large cars and SUVs https://arstechnica.com/?p=1958563 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #pedestrians #syndication #safety #Cars #cars #SUVs
#Tech #arstechnica #it #technology #pedestrians #syndication #safety #cars #suvs
BellingenNSW · @Bellingen
110 followers · 546 posts · Server mastodon.au
Safety technology to slow down reckless drivers
In-Car Tech Would Force NYC’s Worst Drivers to Slow Down Under New Proposal
"Cars and trucks can act as weapons when used recklessly, and people who have repeatedly demonstrated they will endanger lives while operating vehicles should be limited in how fast they can drive."
"We are going to literally force you to slow down...Dangerous drivers with at least six speeding tickets in a single year would be forced to install speed-limiting devices in their vehicles under new state legislation."
"We know that the [technology] exits, we know that it works to slow down traffic, and now we are saying that we should apply this across the board to the worst of the worst drivers."
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/08/02/tech-force-nyc-drivers-slow-down
The NSW carnage:
"Each year, speeding contributes to about 41% of road fatalities and 24% of serious injuries. Almost 135 lives are lost and 1141 people are seriously injured."
https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/topics-tips/speeding
#Reckless #drivers #crashes #pedestrians #roadkill #TafficDeaths #Speed #traffic #violence #SpeedControllingDevices #Speedlimiter #safety #crashes #cars #trucks #speeding #weapon
#reckless #drivers #crashes #pedestrians #roadkill #tafficdeaths #speed #traffic #violence #speedcontrollingdevices #speedlimiter #safety #cars #trucks #speeding #weapon
AdreanaLangston · @AdreanaInLB
58 followers · 689 posts · Server twit.socialA Genuine Banger ! "I Got Hit By A #robotaxi !" https://youtu.be/NQSA-ClD4Co
#DriverlessCars #Waymo #SanFrancisco #Lyft #Uber #Pedestrians #Cruise
#robotaxi #driverlesscars #waymo #sanfrancisco #lyft #uber #pedestrians #Cruise