MultiModalUnit
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Don't like to be chained to my car.
If only we had tech to prevent a driver from doing this. www.autotrader.co.uk/content/news...
Mandatory speed limiters on EU cars from 2024 | Autotrader
All new vehicles sold in Europe – including Northern Ireland but not Great Britain – will be fitted with a mandatory speed limiter from 2024 to keep cars within the speed limits and boost road safety.
www.autotrader.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
If only we had tech to prevent a driver from doing this. www.autotrader.co.uk/content/news...
we do this now by requiring car parking spaces in every home, not doing the same for bike parking, and devoting 99.99999% of road space for motorists.
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
we do this now by requiring car parking spaces in every home, not doing the same for bike parking, and devoting 99.99999% of road space for motorists.
When this river daylighting project was done, Yonkers, New York made sure to install 120v outlets to handle this, music concerts, etc. Every park should have outlets, and paths through urban ones should have illumination imho www.groundworkhv.org/programs/com...
Story of the Daylighting - Groundwork Hudson Valley
The term daylighting is used to describe the restoration of rivers that have been covered up with concrete, usually as a result of past public works in urban areas. For…
www.groundworkhv.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
When this river daylighting project was done, Yonkers, New York made sure to install 120v outlets to handle this, music concerts, etc. Every park should have outlets, and paths through urban ones should have illumination imho www.groundworkhv.org/programs/com...
The Automobile periodic section is just to reinforce windshield view. And the real estate, arts and business sections require being in the upper middle class or higher.
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Automobile periodic section is just to reinforce windshield view. And the real estate, arts and business sections require being in the upper middle class or higher.
The US couldn't just clear cut most of Oregon to make up the shortfall?
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The US couldn't just clear cut most of Oregon to make up the shortfall?
My favorite scene in Ted Lasso is in S1E1 when he leaves his new home and is surprised by the coffee shop right just footsteps away. The last episode when he drives to his car-dependent suburb in Wichita is the contrast.
November 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My favorite scene in Ted Lasso is in S1E1 when he leaves his new home and is surprised by the coffee shop right just footsteps away. The last episode when he drives to his car-dependent suburb in Wichita is the contrast.
Who knew Eric Adams was rich enough to fly private?
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Who knew Eric Adams was rich enough to fly private?
why should a single unit be less efficient than a split where the fan-thingy is just a foot or two away?
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
why should a single unit be less efficient than a split where the fan-thingy is just a foot or two away?
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Plot twist: High-viz clothes are *more* dangerous for pedestrians.
"Wearing high-visibility clothing could actually make [cars' pedestrian detection] technology less likely to spot a person strolling in the dark."
"Wearing high-visibility clothing could actually make [cars' pedestrian detection] technology less likely to spot a person strolling in the dark."
'Embarrassment': Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking Still Flawed at Night — Streetsblog USA
Relying solely on vehicle automation for pedestrian detection and collision avoidance is not advised, a new study said.
usa.streetsblog.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Plot twist: High-viz clothes are *more* dangerous for pedestrians.
"Wearing high-visibility clothing could actually make [cars' pedestrian detection] technology less likely to spot a person strolling in the dark."
"Wearing high-visibility clothing could actually make [cars' pedestrian detection] technology less likely to spot a person strolling in the dark."
Sigh. These would make great HSR lines.
October 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Sigh. These would make great HSR lines.
Do you think this was related to the problems on the L train?
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Do you think this was related to the problems on the L train?
My County bus system has 18 cameras on each bus. Plenty of security. Now cue the next pundit who complains about drivers being subject to a surveillance state and completely ignoring bus riders.
October 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My County bus system has 18 cameras on each bus. Plenty of security. Now cue the next pundit who complains about drivers being subject to a surveillance state and completely ignoring bus riders.
He was at the Free Beacon and now Manhattan Institute, solidly right-wing organs. Not a centrist. His lifetime career focus is anti-social behavior.
October 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
He was at the Free Beacon and now Manhattan Institute, solidly right-wing organs. Not a centrist. His lifetime career focus is anti-social behavior.
And it is not New York 'City' Metropolitan Transportation Council
October 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
And it is not New York 'City' Metropolitan Transportation Council
fwiw, I used to ride the M14 bus more between Union Square and Meatpacking, but turning 14th street into a busway made it so darn pleasant a street to walk that I just do that. It's my fave street in NYC to walk. For longer trips btw Chelsea to LES and Chinatown, I still ride M14 for speed.
October 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
fwiw, I used to ride the M14 bus more between Union Square and Meatpacking, but turning 14th street into a busway made it so darn pleasant a street to walk that I just do that. It's my fave street in NYC to walk. For longer trips btw Chelsea to LES and Chinatown, I still ride M14 for speed.
sure, a small number moved to the Hamptons and Litchfield County during COVID, but a lot of them realized it was pretty boring out there and are coming back. Given the traffic, it is a long trip to go and see a Broadway show.
October 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
sure, a small number moved to the Hamptons and Litchfield County during COVID, but a lot of them realized it was pretty boring out there and are coming back. Given the traffic, it is a long trip to go and see a Broadway show.