Hobo Pedestrian
@hobopedestrian.bsky.social
I walk. I write. I ride the rails (via Amtrak). I seem nice, but I am a prickly curmudgeon who has no patience for car culture. Big fan of Vehicle Destroying Barriers (VDBs) in traffic engineering for safety.
The worst advertisement for Amtrak is that your ride might be delayed three hours because a data center needs more coal.
Hobo Pedestrian@hobopedestrian.bsky.social · 3d agoI've got the next two and a half hours to contemplate whether America needs dedicated passenger rail infrastructure rather than sharing the same rails between prioritized freight and Amtrak. Ask me anything.
I've got the next two and a half hours to contemplate whether America needs dedicated passenger rail infrastructure rather than sharing the same rails between prioritized freight and Amtrak. Ask me anything.
Me explaining the safest, most efficient bike route I know to a normie who drives a car everywhere for everything.
10 years ago today GOP Sen. Mike Lee: “If anyone spoke to my wife, or my daughter…the way Mr Trump has spoken to women, I wouldn’t hire that person, wouldn’t want to be associated with that person, and I certainly don’t think I’d be comfortable hiring that person to be the leader of the free world”
If this happened with bike lanes, we would take out all the bike lanes www.dallasnews.com/news/transpo...
1 dead, another critically injured in Dallas 18-wheeler crash at U.S. 75, I-635
One person was killed and another critically injured Monday in a multi-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler near U.S. 75 and Interstate 635. Northbound U.S. 75 remained closed as of 2:20 p.m.
dallasnews.com
We don't hate cars, we just want them to be obvious death traps with clear, specific function and few comforts.
DLS@forensicgarlic.bsky.social · last wk.A truck to make bluesky jealous
Listen: I don’t want to minimize the danger of high e-bike speeds. But if the problem here is that stores sell e-bikes that can drive faster than legal limits, then where’s the story about how literally *every car dealership has been doing the same thing for decades*?!?
Hidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h | CBC News
A new hidden camera investigation by Marketplace shows how some stores are selling e-scooters and e-bikes with top speeds much higher than provincial speed limits and with recommended rider ages young...
cbc.ca
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
Citywide bus speeds hit 8.5 miles per hour in August, which is the quickest buses have moved through the city in four years, amid Mayor Mamdani and the MTA’s sweeping campaign to improve bus service. buff.ly/VmzNGYr
Wheels Up: City Bus Speeds Hit Four-Year High Under Mayor Mamdani - Streetsblog New York City
Citywide bus speeds hit 8.5 mph in August, which is the quickest buses have moved through the city in four years
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Drivers can see every achromatic colour (neutral colour) of vehicle but put that on a pedestrian or a person on a bike and we then become invisible? Maybe all cars should be cast in red, yellow & orange from now on. If you drive & can’t prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users, STOP DRIVING!
Tom Flood@tomflood.bsky.social · 2w ago
So a person was killed by an object? That's not how murder works. Man is not shot by gun. Cyclist is not killed by dump truck. abc7ny.com/post/manhatt...
Cyclist killed by dump truck on West 34th Street near Macy's in Midtown
An investigation is underway after a bicyclist was struck and killed by a dump truck in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, according to NYPD officials.
abc7ny.com
And yes, Dallas Morning News is still calling collisions "accidents" -- like an offering at the altar of Khaar, the ancient Mesopotamian God of Bad Ideas.
Hobo Pedestrian@hobopedestrian.bsky.social · 2w agoWe wouldn't tolerate a bus shutting down a city street during rush hour. www.dallasnews.com/news/transpo...
We wouldn't tolerate a bus shutting down a city street during rush hour. www.dallasnews.com/news/transpo...
All I-35E southbound main lanes closed after accident in Dallas Monday morning
Traffic is being diverted toward the exit and onto the service road.
dallasnews.com
A #WarOnWalking. A war on biking. A war on public transit. A war on any transportation choice other than driving. A war on better cities. But a war on cars? Hardly. Cars still get most of the space, rights, budget, prioritization, etc. And any effort to add more choice is immediately attacked.
Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 3w agoThe WAR ON WALKING has taken many forms around the world. It’s often as simple as how we signal who space is and isn’t for. Once our eyes are opened to all the ways we’ve prioritized cars over people, we can’t unsee it. Frustrating photo contributed by @stadsplanering.bsky.social. #WarOnWalking
People love threatening to murder people for legally riding bikes. Of course drivers regularly hit cyclists riding in painted bike lanes or shoulders. It's almost like motorists don't need any excuse to inflict violence upon bicyclists.
gotta say there’s something almost poetic about Trump incentivizing less fuel efficient vehicles as the Iran war keeps pushing up the price of gas
Amee Vanderpool@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 2w agoTrump announces he will sharply scale back fuel-efficiency rules for new cars and light trucks, gutting one of the government’s most significant efforts to reduce gasoline consumption and speed the country’s shift to electric vehicles.
One cool thing about ebikes? They make active transit way more accessible. I shredded my knees through high-impact athletics in my teens/20s, to the point where riding a non-e bike up a steep hill is awful. With an ebike, though, hills are no problem!
Costa Samaras@costasamaras.com · 2w agowith an e-boke, you can ride a boke in a suit
Mmmm, swirling ground soup. Good luck, East Coast. Stay out of the water.
Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · 2w agoYou wouldn’t walk barefoot on the streets of New York City so don’t go swimming in water that has liquified everything that coats the ground and turned it into a swirling soup.
I joined the D12 Bike Bus on their way to school this morning, and talked to Stu afterwards. The kids love being active, meeting their friends, getting fresh air, and being independent - all they need is for us to make the streets safer.
The thing about our car infrastructure is that it also sucks. If the train just stopped working several times a week, we would burn it to the ground. www.dallasnews.com/news/transpo...
Two-car collision closes southbound I-35 near U.S. 380 in Denton Tuesday
The cause of the accident remains unknown.
dallasnews.com