Darren Buck
@bikepedantic.bsky.social
ex ped/bike planner/policy seat-filler at USDOT. Cambridge, MA.
Seriously, click through and read the full statement quoted, it's an instant classic
Ken McLeod@kenmcld.bsky.social · 8h ago"The United States will continue to reduce traffic fatalities through American ingenuity...We do not need a multiyear UN roadmap, a new reporting mechanism to the World Health Organization or international oversight to keep our citizens safe on the road" - US Ambassador enotrans.org/article/trum...
That crap is not "social media as I know it." Bluesky is. People mostly just sharing their dumb takes, talking to each other, sometimes it's a sloppy mess. There's NOTHING "social" about having a firehose of prechosen, crafted, & compensated content blasted at you. www.cnbc.com/2026/08/21/m...
No more doom scrolling or Instagram Stories? A Meta trial loss could end the social media we know
"These trials are often compared to the Big Tobacco lawsuits of the 90s, and the outcome will likely be analogous as well," one analyst told CNBC.
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just using my finite leisure time to troll former Biden transpo appointees on linkedin
if "block, nuclear block, and run your own server" are all the rest of us get, it's good enough for the nice-AI-guy strawmen.
Crippling self-doubt/ imposter-syndrome kept me from working on a side-project idea for like six months. It's abated enough to let me work on the project again, and so now i'm up late cramming to finish before it comes back. This seems healthy?
God i don't ask for much, please just let sean duffy's kid into Harvard so she can experience the magic of our DEI bike lanes
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · yesterdayDuffy tells his daughter, on a government-sponsored video, that he won’t allow her to go to Harvard. Then he visits Harvard. Now he’s salivating at the idea his kid might go to Harvard.
In the market for a sporty station wagon? How about this 2014 BMW F31 converted to M3 spec for [ye gods] $104K? www.cargurus.com/details/4401...
CarGurus - 2014 BMW 3 Series 328i xDrive Wagon AWD - $103,799
Yas Marina Blue with 61,459 miles. 8-Speed Automatic. Alloy Wheels. Bluetooth. Cold Weather Package. Light Package. Navigation System. Premium Package. Sunroof/Moonroof
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Can't reply, sorry for the QT, but i think all of my weird corner of bluesky needs to know that some guy just wrote up this used Honda Fit buyer's guide: a.wholelottanothing.org/everything-i...
Everything I learned when buying a used Honda Fit
The first time the Honda Fit made me stop and think "huh, maybe that is a useful car?" was when I read this review at Cool Tools where it sounded like it was as handy as a small truck, got over 30mpg,...
a.wholelottanothing.org
legal cat 🐾@legalcat.bsky.social · yesterdayno seriously i’m actually pricing low mileage 2020 Fits (last year made) I’d rather buy a six year old Fit than a new whatever else haha
I still remember last year when Seth Moulton visited my nonprofit to learn about the impact of Medicaid cuts. One mom of a medically complex disabled child was in tears describing how cuts could threaten her son's life. Moulton spent the entire time looking at talking points for an upcoming speech.
Paul@pawlbologna.bsky.social · yesterdayReporter Mike Lynch shares a story about meeting Seth Moulton at Logan while in a wheelchair: I said." hi SETH, how are you?! He stared into my eyes and never said a word but gave me a look that I interpreted it as how dare you address me? I was embarrassed. I was humiliated and I was a tad angry.”
A cheap minimal zero-tradeoff thing you can do for bike and car safety is change from pull-in to back-in angled parking, Main St in Medford.
I am speaking as a Boston resident, a transportation professional, and former Planning Department staff who served as PLAN: East Boston transportation project manager and transportation reviewer for 355 Bennington: this decision is borderline cruel, completely tone deaf, and legally problematic.
StreetsblogMASS@mass.streetsblog.org · yesterdayAgainst Vocal Opposition From East Boston Residents, Boston Streets Commissioners Unanimously Vote to Eliminate Planned Bikeway Near Day Square mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/20/a...
Raise your hand if you've ever experienced very deep and profound grief, and are now sure that these AI people are ghouls untethered to humanity.
Ian McNaughton@ianmcnaughton.bsky.social · yesterdayCounterpoint: no they’re not
Nothing in this is good, but the fact that -- as an adjacent developer-built public space improvement -- it would have been FREE, makes this a really shitty situation.
StreetsblogMASS@mass.streetsblog.org · yesterdayAgainst Vocal Opposition From East Boston Residents, Boston Streets Commissioners Unanimously Vote to Eliminate Planned Bikeway Near Day Square mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/20/a...
Cut through the click-baity conclusion here, as well as the recent e-scooter/e-bike panic -- this article has a very good discussion of some of the inherently unsafe vehicle dynamics of the e-scooter.
Lauren Kirchner@lkirchner.bsky.social · yesterdayConsumer Reports tested 13 e-scooters to rate and review. But because of the frequency of injuries being reported - including injuries sustained by the CR testers themselves in this process - CR is not recommending ANY. www.consumerreports.org/cars/electri...
[sincere voice] This is why the AV policy corps is trying to defang local regulators. Because with safety-first regulation, anyone can step out into the street and effectively shut off the engine of any robotaxi.
Jon Bois@jonbois.bsky.social · yesterdayi think that driving should be legal as long as everyone is issued a remote that can shut off the engine of every car in a 100-foot radius. this would be great if a driver is being unsafe, or if they're driving fine but you're just bored or having a bad day
my joker origin story was the freakonomics post that argued that it was unethical to press a beg button.
Christopher Owen@oysta.au · 2d agofound another new type of guy
two bros in this somerville cafe are complaining about 'still' having to do workplace harassment training
even pre-2025, "safety third" were words uttered in the halls on occasion. they just aren't stated ironically anymore.
@bethosborne.bsky.social · yesterdayTell me that safety is your lowest priority. USDOT: "We are the only country in the world unwilling to sign on to a nonbinding resolution calling for safer roads." www.forbes.com/sites/christ...
Tolling American city CBDs with a toll-free allowance for ultra low emissions would obviate USDOT’s primary (though pretextual) objection to NYC’s cordon pricing - the lack of a free-driving alternative. zagdaily.com/urban/study-...
Study links ULEZ to growth in children’s lungs in London
The health of children’s lungs in London improved to the point of catching up with children outside of London following the introduction of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), a new study has found.
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I’m gonna wear out LinkedIn’s “seems like AI slop” button
I'd mash that 'vote' button for the party of defending and promoting work-from-home
Yonah Freemark@yonahfreemark.com · 2d agoHow do changes in transportation commutes correlate with changes in political views? Among large US counties, a growing vote share for Dem presidential candidates, 2000 to 2024, was associated with: 1—less driving to work alone 2—more working from home www.thetransportpolitic.com/databook/pol...
Gonna try to answer every Nextdoor post in one skeet: *no it’s not a coyote *the City held a meeting and told everyone about this *no one is trying to take away your car *they’re just apartments, your neighborhood will survive *I’ll make the bikers better if you fix drivers *it’s just fireworks
