yA3xAKQMbq

joined 1 year ago
sorted by: new top controversial old
Switzerland to Send Dozens of Trams to Ukraine in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
It's a well know fact that car companies (especially American ones) lobbied their governments to create car infrastructure. So why don't bike companies do the same for bike infrastructure? in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 101 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Total revenue of Germany's bike sector in 2022: 7 bn €

Employees: 5300

Total revenue of Germany's car sector in 2022: 400 bn €

Employees: 780'000

Today is one of the days everyone will talk about how many people died in car accidents last night, and nothing will be done about it. in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
Today is one of the days everyone will talk about how many people died in car accidents last night, and nothing will be done about it. in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
Today is one of the days everyone will talk about how many people died in car accidents last night, and nothing will be done about it. in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
Amsterdam-Berlin train is 30 minutes faster: no more locomotive change | RailTech.com in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Well, it’s located in a basin and has lots of mountainous areas north, south, and west, so it’s kind of expensive building rails through there. It’s annoying as fuck to get there by car as well. I used to drive that a lot, Cologne – Erfurt, sucks big time.

I guess you could get a route via Kassel and Hamm. I mean, I’m all for it, but I don’t think that’s economically feasible for DB.

Improving the route Hannover – Leipzig would make sense, especially if they could finally upgrade the route Dresden – Prague (one of the most important cargo routes).

Hannover is just lucky. It sits on a giant plain right in the middle of the two axes Hamburg – „the South“, and Berlin – Rhein-Ruhr.

Amsterdam-Berlin train is 30 minutes faster: no more locomotive change | RailTech.com in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Erfurt gets none

What? Erfurt has direct ICE connections to Leipzig/Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt, and Nürnberg/München. It’s pretty well connected for a city of just 200k.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Intercity-Express-Linien

Selfhosting Overleaf in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So…? 🤷‍♀️

Selfhosting Overleaf in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

There’s even a website that translates it for you: https://www.composerize.com/

America has lost its f*****g mind. in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Hopefully, this kind of shenanigan should sound dangerously familiar.

Ah, no worries, Europe is right behind you! The UK has completely fallen off the cliff and is a full blown kleptocracy, Hungary already has an openly fascist Government, and in Germany the Nazi party is currently clocking in at 20%+ in opinion polls, which would make them the 2nd strongest party in the next election. Yay! 🥳

America has lost its f*****g mind. in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
Are trams that good (genuine question)? in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I know Birmingham, I just went with the joke, sorry. Maybe should have added some air quotes.

Berlin is only „big“ because it gobbled up a lot of area in the past. Outside the central districts it‘s often just suburbs or even literal villages. and the public transport becomes… limited… 😬

I guess a more honest comparison would be the West Midlands, roughly the same size, population close to 4 million (Berlin) vs 3 million (West Midlands).

Still though, Berlin is a very interesting example not just with regards to public transport, but also with regards to housing, street lighting, etc. Really impressive what a mere ~40y of differences in government policies can accomplish.

view more: next ›