@politicsofcars.bsky.social
Car culture dominating society is social murder.
Posts are mostly about the US, sometimes focused on parenting.
Trying to write more, would appreciate you reading and giving feedback. https://politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/
Posts are mostly about the US, sometimes focused on parenting.
Trying to write more, would appreciate you reading and giving feedback. https://politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/
in car dependent America,
some people do not know about alternatives, and we can work towards common goals by sharing new perspectives
some people intentionally avoid articulating their biases by using the neutral diction of car dependent planning, and we need to elect leaders who will ignore them
some people do not know about alternatives, and we can work towards common goals by sharing new perspectives
some people intentionally avoid articulating their biases by using the neutral diction of car dependent planning, and we need to elect leaders who will ignore them
December 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
in car dependent America,
some people do not know about alternatives, and we can work towards common goals by sharing new perspectives
some people intentionally avoid articulating their biases by using the neutral diction of car dependent planning, and we need to elect leaders who will ignore them
some people do not know about alternatives, and we can work towards common goals by sharing new perspectives
some people intentionally avoid articulating their biases by using the neutral diction of car dependent planning, and we need to elect leaders who will ignore them
speaking as somebody concerned about an unvaccinated infant
what is wrong with people? If you have a religious objection to the measles vaccine, find a new religion.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
what is wrong with people? If you have a religious objection to the measles vaccine, find a new religion.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages
16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week.
arstechnica.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
speaking as somebody concerned about an unvaccinated infant
what is wrong with people? If you have a religious objection to the measles vaccine, find a new religion.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
what is wrong with people? If you have a religious objection to the measles vaccine, find a new religion.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
#urbanism means another day, another chance for city officials to tell me that they want economic development, that higher density drives value and property taxes, and that they're going to subsidize another parking deck.
Please show up in your city, because the people that do nod along with this.
Please show up in your city, because the people that do nod along with this.
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
#urbanism means another day, another chance for city officials to tell me that they want economic development, that higher density drives value and property taxes, and that they're going to subsidize another parking deck.
Please show up in your city, because the people that do nod along with this.
Please show up in your city, because the people that do nod along with this.
one nice thing about cold weather is it makes wearing a mask more comfortable, for pedestrians protecting themselves from drivers' exhaust and other particulates
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
one nice thing about cold weather is it makes wearing a mask more comfortable, for pedestrians protecting themselves from drivers' exhaust and other particulates
whole thread is gold
December 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
whole thread is gold
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this is your gentle reminder to preorder Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund. Preorders mean everything for a book’s success
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www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...
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The dramatic story of the Jewish Bund—a revolutionary movement from a vanished world—and their radical vision of solidarity in an age of division. “Molly Crabapple beckons readers through...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
this is your gentle reminder to preorder Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund. Preorders mean everything for a book’s success
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...
"...the coverage for fatalities would be much higher. So while there would not be much more incentive in understanding the risks of fender benders, there would be much higher incentive for predicting which drivers in which vehicles will cause deaths."
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
December 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"...the coverage for fatalities would be much higher. So while there would not be much more incentive in understanding the risks of fender benders, there would be much higher incentive for predicting which drivers in which vehicles will cause deaths."
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
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Well this is some deranged bullshit.
A bolder vision for American energy
You can’t “electrify everything” without more electricity.
www.slowboring.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Well this is some deranged bullshit.
This is a good thread about glass and birds.
Also, reminder that the most important change to our built environment for saving birds is winning the #waroncars
From @edyong209.bsky.social 's An Immense World
Also, reminder that the most important change to our built environment for saving birds is winning the #waroncars
From @edyong209.bsky.social 's An Immense World
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is a good thread about glass and birds.
Also, reminder that the most important change to our built environment for saving birds is winning the #waroncars
From @edyong209.bsky.social 's An Immense World
Also, reminder that the most important change to our built environment for saving birds is winning the #waroncars
From @edyong209.bsky.social 's An Immense World
EU is p cool!
"The EU mandatory minimum is "€ 6 450 000 per accident, irrespective of the number of injured parties, or € 1 300 000 per injured party". I'm not sure American insurers even offer that for anybody who would pay the premium."
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
"The EU mandatory minimum is "€ 6 450 000 per accident, irrespective of the number of injured parties, or € 1 300 000 per injured party". I'm not sure American insurers even offer that for anybody who would pay the premium."
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
Analysis: the EU is p cool ngl
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
EU is p cool!
"The EU mandatory minimum is "€ 6 450 000 per accident, irrespective of the number of injured parties, or € 1 300 000 per injured party". I'm not sure American insurers even offer that for anybody who would pay the premium."
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
"The EU mandatory minimum is "€ 6 450 000 per accident, irrespective of the number of injured parties, or € 1 300 000 per injured party". I'm not sure American insurers even offer that for anybody who would pay the premium."
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
If you're a driver in the US, you should want higher car insurance premiums.
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If you're a driver in the US, you should want higher car insurance premiums.
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/inadequate...
Seeing so much stuff that made me think about car insurance lately, I finally wrote something. Going out in the morning, probably, politicsofcars.beehiiv.com?modal=signup
If you think congestion pricing is great, how about fair liability coverage for drivers?
If you think congestion pricing is great, how about fair liability coverage for drivers?
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Seeing so much stuff that made me think about car insurance lately, I finally wrote something. Going out in the morning, probably, politicsofcars.beehiiv.com?modal=signup
If you think congestion pricing is great, how about fair liability coverage for drivers?
If you think congestion pricing is great, how about fair liability coverage for drivers?
@kenwhite.bsky.social is it good for a defendant to respond to a gag order with a video?
A video that says "People are rightfully angry. If they came to my door for something this absurd, they're not stopping there."?
A video that says "People are rightfully angry. If they came to my door for something this absurd, they're not stopping there."?
December 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
@kenwhite.bsky.social is it good for a defendant to respond to a gag order with a video?
A video that says "People are rightfully angry. If they came to my door for something this absurd, they're not stopping there."?
A video that says "People are rightfully angry. If they came to my door for something this absurd, they're not stopping there."?
a man on a throttle controlled e moped, or whatever, rode on the sidewalk while my kid and I were waiting for the bus
based on his uniform, I hope he gets to work safely and I wish the road wasn't so dangerous and the bus wasn't so slow
based on his uniform, I hope he gets to work safely and I wish the road wasn't so dangerous and the bus wasn't so slow
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
a man on a throttle controlled e moped, or whatever, rode on the sidewalk while my kid and I were waiting for the bus
based on his uniform, I hope he gets to work safely and I wish the road wasn't so dangerous and the bus wasn't so slow
based on his uniform, I hope he gets to work safely and I wish the road wasn't so dangerous and the bus wasn't so slow
@mkbhd.com gets it.
The bi-partisan politics of cars are primarily about helping the automotive and petroleum industries maximize profits. Even if people in America had some magical tendency to personally prefer driving, we have proof that corporate profits are prioritized at their expense.
The bi-partisan politics of cars are primarily about helping the automotive and petroleum industries maximize profits. Even if people in America had some magical tendency to personally prefer driving, we have proof that corporate profits are prioritized at their expense.
December 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
@mkbhd.com gets it.
The bi-partisan politics of cars are primarily about helping the automotive and petroleum industries maximize profits. Even if people in America had some magical tendency to personally prefer driving, we have proof that corporate profits are prioritized at their expense.
The bi-partisan politics of cars are primarily about helping the automotive and petroleum industries maximize profits. Even if people in America had some magical tendency to personally prefer driving, we have proof that corporate profits are prioritized at their expense.
I've heard local officials make exactly this point by blaming drunkenness after a drunk driver killed a pedestrian where there had been calls for safer infrastructure.
It serves as CYA for culpable decision makers who control our infrastructure.
Although, parents in pickup lines are culpable too.
It serves as CYA for culpable decision makers who control our infrastructure.
Although, parents in pickup lines are culpable too.
December 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I've heard local officials make exactly this point by blaming drunkenness after a drunk driver killed a pedestrian where there had been calls for safer infrastructure.
It serves as CYA for culpable decision makers who control our infrastructure.
Although, parents in pickup lines are culpable too.
It serves as CYA for culpable decision makers who control our infrastructure.
Although, parents in pickup lines are culpable too.
“Working parents might drive their kids to school on the way to work simply because it’s one of the few times of the day harried families get to be together.” p56, is so sad.
The #waroncars is for families.
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/life-after...
The #waroncars is for families.
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/life-after...
This chapter of the @thewaroncars.bsky.social new book is hard to read as a parent. It’s one of the big motivations that I’ve become a more vocal advocate but the timescales for change in our area are just sooooo long. The freedom and growth we’ve taken from kids is just shameful to think about.
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Working parents might drive their kids to school on the way to work simply because it’s one of the few times of the day harried families get to be together.” p56, is so sad.
The #waroncars is for families.
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/life-after...
The #waroncars is for families.
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/life-after...
Finally read this good piece about fire departments.
This is a broadly applicable point. Leaders with influence on public policy related to our built environment are unprepared for the task if they only travel by driving.
We wouldn't want somebody on an all beef diet setting dietary policy, etc.
This is a broadly applicable point. Leaders with influence on public policy related to our built environment are unprepared for the task if they only travel by driving.
We wouldn't want somebody on an all beef diet setting dietary policy, etc.
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Finally read this good piece about fire departments.
This is a broadly applicable point. Leaders with influence on public policy related to our built environment are unprepared for the task if they only travel by driving.
We wouldn't want somebody on an all beef diet setting dietary policy, etc.
This is a broadly applicable point. Leaders with influence on public policy related to our built environment are unprepared for the task if they only travel by driving.
We wouldn't want somebody on an all beef diet setting dietary policy, etc.
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
Reposted
“Dad, we made so many people happy”
The mostly true recounting of crashing a holiday parade without Imperial authority.
The mostly true recounting of crashing a holiday parade without Imperial authority.
December 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“Dad, we made so many people happy”
The mostly true recounting of crashing a holiday parade without Imperial authority.
The mostly true recounting of crashing a holiday parade without Imperial authority.
taxi loading zones are a much more efficient use of space than parking spots, per visitor.
Do we regularly not have them because the beneficiaries would be low paid service workers and passengers who rent the use of the vehicle, rather than richer car owners parking themselves?
Do we regularly not have them because the beneficiaries would be low paid service workers and passengers who rent the use of the vehicle, rather than richer car owners parking themselves?
December 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
taxi loading zones are a much more efficient use of space than parking spots, per visitor.
Do we regularly not have them because the beneficiaries would be low paid service workers and passengers who rent the use of the vehicle, rather than richer car owners parking themselves?
Do we regularly not have them because the beneficiaries would be low paid service workers and passengers who rent the use of the vehicle, rather than richer car owners parking themselves?
I Built The World's Weirdest Tandem Bike And Rode It
YouTube video by Berm Peak
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
A good example to remind everyone in waymo discourse that
train vs car
is a separate discussion from
automated vs performed by a human
train vs car
is a separate discussion from
automated vs performed by a human
The nation’s freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday.
Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections and rely more on technology to spot track problems
The nation’s freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A good example to remind everyone in waymo discourse that
train vs car
is a separate discussion from
automated vs performed by a human
train vs car
is a separate discussion from
automated vs performed by a human
This could be applied well in so many American cities
We need to get Low Traffic Neighborhoods in NYC pronto!
Here are just a few samples from London...incredibly cool treatments!
Here are just a few samples from London...incredibly cool treatments!
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This could be applied well in so many American cities
Kia Rio???
cool site though. A little digression while looking into car insurance for something I'm writing. LMK if you have anything insurance related you think is underappreciated in the #waroncars space.
www.iihs.org/research-are...
cool site though. A little digression while looking into car insurance for something I'm writing. LMK if you have anything insurance related you think is underappreciated in the #waroncars space.
www.iihs.org/research-are...
December 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Kia Rio???
cool site though. A little digression while looking into car insurance for something I'm writing. LMK if you have anything insurance related you think is underappreciated in the #waroncars space.
www.iihs.org/research-are...
cool site though. A little digression while looking into car insurance for something I'm writing. LMK if you have anything insurance related you think is underappreciated in the #waroncars space.
www.iihs.org/research-are...