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An attempt to recreate the /r/NotJustBikes community on Lemmy. I'm just reserving the Community Name, other folks (for instance the /r/NotJustBikes mods?) are welcome to take over.

NOTE: This sublemmy (?) is in no way related to or affiliated with NotJustBikes, Jason Slaughter, etc.

#RULES

1. Be nice. Please.

I know it's the internet, but be nice. And report trolls & spammers.

2. No memes

No memes, image macros, or low-effort posts. These are easily upvoted, but they pollute the subreddit very quickly.

POSTING MEMES WILL RESULT IN A TEMPORARY BAN.

3. Stay on topic

Try to stick to posts and comments related to the themes of NJB videos, or content creation. Things like urban planning, mobility & transportation, social equity, Dutch culture, etc..

4. No Trolling

Go troll somewhere else. We don't need that shit here.

5. No comment screenshots

Please don't post screenshots of stupid comments as a post. We all know there are ignorant morons online, we don't need to bring even more attention to their stupid comments.

6. No vehicular cycling

I have no patience for advocates of vehicular cycling. You can talk about vehicular cycling, but if you promote it as an alternative to safe bike infrastructure, I will ban you. You can post that crap somewhere else.

7. No people being hit by cars/road violence

Do not show videos or pictures of people being hit by cars, or other road violence. We don't need to see that shit. We know cars are dangerous, and many people have bad memories of car crashes. Keep it out of this subreddit.

8. No tone policing

We don't need any more tone police. If you don't like the tone that Not Just Bike takes in his videos, there's a very easy solution: stop watching them.

9. No internet drama

Don't spread or promote drama over what has happened on the Internet. You're spending too much time online: go touch grass.

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I came across this bizarre project from the dawn of the bicycle age. On the one hand, it looks good, right? Ambitious biking infrastructure not unlike the gorgeous bridges you see in Copenhagen or the Netherlands. But on the other, it looks like a precursor to the later American highway system: large, elevated, and cutting straight through areas.

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The bit at 9:22 is also really interesting, it comes from this video from the 60s, and it's proof that induced demand isn't something we figured out just recently, people back then already knew that it would happen.

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I think making the ownership of larger cars more expensive is probably one of the best ways to make them less attractive to the average driver. Whether parking fees, taxes or other methods are the best way remains to be seen.

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/806209

🌻 Global score: +56
📊 127 comparisons by 40 contributors
🍏 Highly recommended to encourage better life habits (53/100)


Does it deserve its ranking ?

Feel free to discuss below about this video, why it should be recommended or not, why it is good or not, easy to understand or not, reliable or not.

Does it worth to be the 6th most recommended video aired in the last 12 months ? Should it be ranked higher ?

What would you recommend better ? What should we compare to this video to, in order to improve its scoring ?

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According to their intro email (which I received from a mailing list from my municipal councillor):

"Fix Your City will outline common sense actions to build better cities. Actions that work. To address housing affordability and homelessness. To transition cities to a net zero future. To get more people engaged in shaping their city."

Their first article reads like an introduction, but I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes!

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Credits to XKCD:

https://xkcd.com/2796/

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In his old year cabaret show, Peter Pannekoek stated the buttons near crossings don't actually do anything, they're just there to just pacify people. I'm fairly certain they in fact do work, though for cyclists they're mostly redundant: the magnetic loops in the road surface detect cyclists. Only for lightweight carbon bikes a manual button is still useful.

Am I correct in my assumption?