Entirely unashamed anti car propaganda, and the more the better.
- Thread starter teuchter
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Looks like you’re finally making sense. Glad to have you on board.
mojo pixy
...שלא נמצא בשמאל
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Siri, show me karma in action
teuchter
je suis teuchter
"Cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure"
Instead of desperately trying to reduce road congestion in the short term, politicians should be using traffic as a tool for making urban transport more sustainable, writes Phineas Harper.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
The drivers in my area are… not good at it.
Both within a week, I am baffled by how the car park one happened, I’m assuming some serious reversing going on.
Both within a week, I am baffled by how the car park one happened, I’m assuming some serious reversing going on.
Bloody hell! Can’t work out how they managed the first one?
But - hey this is just the price we need to pay for drivers to have the right to do what the fuck they want.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
The first one is easy, they looked to have sped around a t-junction at some speed and lost control and punted into the house.
That entire low wall in the second one has been destroyed with damage to the flat wall and I can only assume a game of car pinball happened as they floored it to reverse.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I live near a junction, in the last 10 years or so 3 cars have smashed into the building each time needing repairs to the brickwork. Meanwhile on the opposite corner a car smashed through the boundary wall and into a window and several have ended up on the pavement or bollards. There are lots more collisions that don't make it as far as the pavement. This is not even a major road, just a junction that people try and take too fast. It's supposed to be 20mph limit, but it's not enforced around here - ever. There is apparently no funding available for changes to the road design.
Just yesterday I watched someone speeding, way too fast, overtaking other cars, then approaching this junction at speed and swinging right even though a cyclist was approaching from the other direction - just cut straight in front of her. This wasn't borderline dodgy driving, it was straight up reckless driving, the type that kills people and I only wish I'd been able to film it. I saw that the car had gone into a nearby carwash place, and I went over there, with half an intention to confront the driver, but in the end I chickened out because I didn't want to end up with a broken nose.
Just yesterday I watched someone speeding, way too fast, overtaking other cars, then approaching this junction at speed and swinging right even though a cyclist was approaching from the other direction - just cut straight in front of her. This wasn't borderline dodgy driving, it was straight up reckless driving, the type that kills people and I only wish I'd been able to film it. I saw that the car had gone into a nearby carwash place, and I went over there, with half an intention to confront the driver, but in the end I chickened out because I didn't want to end up with a broken nose.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
This link was posted in a Brixton thread ... but it seems appropriate for consideration here too.
Going on for ten years old now, but the language used in this press release is quite something ... victory ... plague ... stealth ... spy cars ...
www.gov.uk
One consequence of making it a requirement for an actual human to go and get directly into confrontation with those parking illegally is that it's the aggressive drivers who are encouraged to ignore the rules.
I once did jury service on a case where a traffic warden was threatened with a kitchen knife.
Going on for ten years old now, but the language used in this press release is quite something ... victory ... plague ... stealth ... spy cars ...
Government bans use of CCTV 'spy cars' for on-street parking
Use of closed circuit television spy cars on their own to enforce on-street parking made illegal.
One consequence of making it a requirement for an actual human to go and get directly into confrontation with those parking illegally is that it's the aggressive drivers who are encouraged to ignore the rules.
I once did jury service on a case where a traffic warden was threatened with a kitchen knife.
This link was posted in a Brixton thread ... but it seems appropriate for consideration here too.
Going on for ten years old now, but the language used in this press release is quite something ... victory ... plague ... stealth ... spy cars ...
Government bans use of CCTV 'spy cars' for on-street parking
Use of closed circuit television spy cars on their own to enforce on-street parking made illegal.
One consequence of making it a requirement for an actual human to go and get directly into confrontation with those parking illegally is that it's the aggressive drivers who are encouraged to ignore the rules.
I once did jury service on a case where a traffic warden was threatened with a kitchen knife.
It’s very odd - “a victory for shoppers and shopkeepers ….. over overzealous parking wardens”.
The tories supporting the rights of people who break the law.
( I assume the real story here was central government giving the finger to local councils enforcing parking restrictions ? )
Contrast this with recent laws against protest.
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Cars occupy a peculiar place in peoples hearts it seems
www.theguardian.com
‘Motonormativity’: Britons more accepting of driving-related risk
Allowance made for dangers that would not be accepted in other parts of life, finds study with potentially major policy implications
Boris Sprinkler
Dont be scared
teuchter
je suis teuchter
House of commons being made to acknowledge that cars really are murder machines - ones that kill kittens too.
www.standard.co.uk
Motorists would have to tell police if they hit a cat under plan to be debated by MPs
MPs will on Monday debate the proposed change in the law which could lead to drivers being fined if they failed to tell the authorities
www.standard.co.uk
Phew - I was worried our cities might be too quiet with the advent of electric cars…
www.whichcar.com.au
Ferrari patents EV engine noise for electric hypercar in 2025
Ferrari’s first all-electric supercar, due in 2025, is set to debut artificial EV driving noises in lieu of an engine exhaust
www.whichcar.com.au
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
God it’s just so laughably tragic.Phew - I was worried our cities might a too quiet with the advent of electric cars…
Ferrari patents EV engine noise for electric hypercar in 2025
Ferrari’s first all-electric supercar, due in 2025, is set to debut artificial EV driving noises in lieu of an engine exhaust
“Oh noez my big expensive car no make brum brum noise”
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
God it’s just so laughably tragic.
“Oh noez my big expensive car no make brum brum noise”
[motorcyclists nod]
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
Jesus fucking wept
www.theguardian.com
Pepper spray for the school run? The weaponised SUV set to terrify America’s streets
The extreme features of the Rezvani Vengeance – including electrified door handles and blinding strobe lights – are wholly in tune with lethal trends in the US market
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Jesus fucking wept
Pepper spray for the school run? The weaponised SUV set to terrify America’s streets
The extreme features of the Rezvani Vengeance – including electrified door handles and blinding strobe lights – are wholly in tune with lethal trends in the US market
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That’s literally a robocop vehicle. It’s only not a Mad Max one because it’s not ramshackle enough.
What the fuck are Americans doing on the road? I thought Russian dash cams were bad
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
For anyone in Leeds new Commonplace about proposals to A660.
a660.commonplace.is
LDC Edie Kaka Tim
Leeds A660: Improving safety and the design of our streets
We want to make improvements to the A660 between Shaw Lane junction in Headingley to St Mark's Road in Woodhouse. By improving the design of our streets people and communities will be put first, before vehicles. We have plans to widen footways, create safer cycle lanes, help bus reliability...
a660.commonplace.is
LDC Edie Kaka Tim
teuchter
je suis teuchter
They just had the author of this book on radio 4, droning on about "freedom" and all the usual self centred stuff that is completely blind to the reductions in freedom that car dependence creates.
Of course, towards the end of the interview he made a few comments to suggest he's also an "anti lockdown" crank.
www.matthewbcrawford.com
Of course, towards the end of the interview he made a few comments to suggest he's also an "anti lockdown" crank.
Why We Drive — Matthew B. Crawford
www.matthewbcrawford.com
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I guess “bus gate works as intended“ didn’t quite have the same ring to it.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Can’t even spot an obvious parody account, thick as pigshit.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Why would she put that as her tag line? It's obvious that as a tory the first place your mind goes to for the 'big C' is C**t.
