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[JJLiautaud]

There was a heat wave in the West Coast about two weeks back and it seems the trains in California couldn't take 100F temperatures:
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Oh its a train issue usually train tracks are laid hot so they don't warp:

 

[Soyjak Enjoyer]

Turns out that "15 minutes" is a flexible amount of time:

"15 minutes" as in the petite bourgeoise reddit marxists saying the term are only willing to wait around 15 minutes for their daily uber eats shipment to arrive so the city better zone for the construction of as many trendy ethnic restaurants in that radius at all costs, including making the commute of people who actually have to show up at work five days a week longer.

 

[PovertySprocket]

Armchair urbanists are yuppie hipsters, hence why they circle the drain when it comes to "the topic". They want gentrification, but not the evil kind. They're friend of the disenfranchised after all!

I wish they'd grow some balls and just do it. Outbid the nigger, evict the crackhead, build your anti-car utopia where bicycles don't get stolen. Sip your café on a terrace without being bothered by schizophrenics. Wouldn't that be nice faggot?

 

[CEO of Gay]

Kind of a whitepill when it comes to the actual public acceptance of notions like "traffic calming" that don't get rolled into other bills.

While I can sympathize with the need for "traffic calming" (so many retards think blowing stop signs at 45mph in residential neighborhoods is a good idea, and the cops don't enforce shit unless its in a school zone during school hours), the "traffic calming" is almost always done in half-assed way. A perfect example of this is speed bumps.

I don't mind speed bumps, when they're done right. Doing speed bumps right means that driving over them at the posted speed limit in an average vehicle means the bump will only be mildly uncomfortable, and not really noticeable if you slow down 5mph or so from the posted limit. That is not most speed bumps put in for "traffic calming." Most speed bumps done for "traffic calming" are way too high and have too sharp of a rise, resulting in something that will try to slam your head into the roof of your car at 10mph with the size of the sudden jolt.

I can think of two residential neighborhood in my city where the "traffic calming" speed bumps are done right. The rest are ass. I've seen speed bumps get put in for "traffic calming" only to later get torn out because the residents complained.

 

[Yamamura]

Not at all:
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Weirdly this outcome is unexpected, but not surprising. I suppose having "car owners celebrate" in the title gave it away. In truth Kei cars are like what gun control people think about "smart guns". They're the supposed middle ground they push, but in reality they'd rather you not have any guns at all, even smart guns.

There's some loony comments being posted there too. this one stuck out to me. the classic "its not me, its EVERYONE AROUND ME!"
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How many of them do you think are gonna seethe about this reversal whilst being completely fine with motorcycles being unbanned? Im betting 50% at least.

Tbh to kill someone in a Kei car isn't hard. Even a Toyota Camry/city bus can end their whole existence. That's why every experienced small vehicle owner knows to practice defensive driving.

The hilarious thing is at first they're like, "the government shouldn't be able to tell me what to drive. It's my choice". But then later they're like, "it's too dangerous to drive my insanely tiny vehicle I got for the purpose of getting attention because it's small. Save me government!".

The ban was the government trying to tell you that these things are deathtraps with virtually no safety features or crumple zones.

 

[Autistic Gunspergings]

Armchair urbanists are yuppie hipsters, hence why they circle the drain when it comes to "the topic". They want gentrification, but not the evil kind. They're friend of the disenfranchised after all!

I wish they'd grow some balls and just do it. Outbid the nigger, evict the crackhead, build your anti-car utopia where bicycles don't get stolen. Sip your café on a terrace without being bothered by schizophrenics. Wouldn't that be nice faggot?
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I've figured it out.
>Be hippie
>Be friend of the disenfranchised
>Gentrify community
>Community gets disenfranchised
>Gain new friends
They're just looking for friends bros.

 

[Atypical Dog]

I don't mind speed bumps, when they're done right. Doing speed bumps right means that driving over them at the posted speed limit in an average vehicle means the bump will only be mildly uncomfortable, and not really noticeable if you slow down 5mph or so from the posted limit. That is not most speed bumps put in for "traffic calming." Most speed bumps done for "traffic calming" are way too high and have too sharp of a rise, resulting in something that will try to slam your head into the roof of your car at 10mph with the size of the sudden jolt.

Any cars that ride low also usually eat shit and bang the carriage on the bump. Hate that.

Tbh to kill someone in a Kei car isn't hard. Even a Toyota Camry/city bus can end their whole existence. That's why every experienced small vehicle owner knows to practice defensive driving.

The hilarious thing is at first they're like, "the government shouldn't be able to tell me what to drive. It's my choice". But then later they're like, "it's too dangerous to drive my insanely tiny vehicle I got for the purpose of getting attention because it's small. Save me government!".

The ban was the government trying to tell you that these things are deathtraps with virtually no safety features or crumple zones.

To die for cuteness is to die for a worthy cause. Kei cars in inner roads and city streets is a sacrifice I'm willing to make, though probably not on big highways.

 

[Xarpho's Return]

While I can sympathize with the need for "traffic calming" (so many retards think blowing stop signs at 45mph in residential neighborhoods is a good idea, and the cops don't enforce shit unless its in a school zone during school hours), the "traffic calming" is almost always done in half-assed way. A perfect example of this is speed bumps.

I don't mind speed bumps, when they're done right. Doing speed bumps right means that driving over them at the posted speed limit in an average vehicle means the bump will only be mildly uncomfortable, and not really noticeable if you slow down 5mph or so from the posted limit. That is not most speed bumps put in for "traffic calming." Most speed bumps done for "traffic calming" are way too high and have too sharp of a rise, resulting in something that will try to slam your head into the roof of your car at 10mph with the size of the sudden jolt.

I can think of two residential neighborhood in my city where the "traffic calming" speed bumps are done right. The rest are ass. I've seen speed bumps get put in for "traffic calming" only to later get torn out because the residents complained.

When urbanists talk about "traffic calming", they're generally not talking about discouraging traffic on residential side streets, they're talking about screwing over thoroughfares with lower speed lanes and fewer lanes.

 

[Apple Porcupine]

Jason gets incredibly upset at seeing videos of Americans cycling in the Netherlands:

Spoiler: Image in Tweet

Should people do research about a country they've never been to before visiting it for tourism purposes? Probably to an extent, especially if you're going there without a local friend or family member to guide you around that might know the lay of the land. But if a layperson can't comprehend the basic rules of your infrastructure maybe it's not this universal paragon of design you think it is.

"Shark's teeth" is apparently just supposed to be yield triangles, which is a universal traffic concept he's given a quirky name to a la "stroads".

Jason has thoughts about Americans visiting Europe that he won't say. (Sure sounds to me like he doesn't want these people in his backyard, but what do I know?)

Jason doesn't care about the safety of Americans, only of his kind:

I'd honestly like to see some of these videos he's mentioning, the top results I'm seeing from a basic search are just ones from fellow urbanists.

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[Markass the Worst]

Jason doesn't care about the safety of Americans, only of his kind:

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I'd honestly like to see some of these videos he's mentioning, the top results I'm seeing from a basic search are just ones from fellow urbanists.

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Is he blaming the traffic users for traffic crashes rather than the traffic engineers who designed the infrastructure? Jason Slaughter, that's not very urbanist of you. Where's the whining and screeching about how TRAFFIC ENGINEERS ARE LITERALLY MURDERING PEDESTRIANS now?

 

[quaawaa]

I thought bikes didn't need traffic lights because cyclists can maneuver around people going in other directions...

 

[New Fag]

"Shark's teeth" is apparently just supposed to be yield triangles, which is a universal traffic concept he's given a quirky name to a la "stroads".

1. Should have called them dragon's teeth, as they make you stop.

2. Anglo superiority.


Also good to see the Kei cars getting legalised, it was a stupid law which only worked because they are new imports. Could you imagine banning classic cars which are super death traps by modern standards, Porsche had a reputation for them. Come to think of it Fuckcars arch nemesis the 4x4 also had one.

 

[quaawaa]

Jason gets incredibly upset at seeing videos of Americans cycling in the Netherlands:

More from that thread:

He complained about speeders in the bike lane:

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You can't intuit a yield sign.

You can in countries with well-designed signs:

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Jason also complains when Americans don't bike:

He clearly just hates Americans (as a typical Canadian leftist who thinks that because they have a shitty healthcare system that they're completely different than the US) and all of his urbanist arguments are nothing more than post-facto justification for his hatred.

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[troonigification]

Anti-American leafniggers from Khalistan's largest city have some very very sore points in their ideology that are always fun to ask.

1. As a good leftist why did he leave jeetopia diversity megacity 1 for an actual white country?
2. How SPECIFICALLY is he identifying these Americans travelling to Europe weed smoking city and cycling and driving?

Does he get their passport? Are they just fat? What do they look like? Are they white? How undiverse of him to make assumptions based on appearances and actions. How does he know the retard tourists aren't leafniggers like him?

Then there's the realpolitik of Holland being a literal US vassal bitch country. If he hates Americans so much why did he move somewhere they own?

 

[Xarpho's Return]

Jason gets incredibly upset at seeing videos of Americans cycling in the Netherlands:

That is, indeed, illuminating. His comment about "it's not Portland here" indicates that this isn't a surprise, but it also reveals what I've said before: "dedicated infrastructure" is useless if cyclists act like assclowns and don't use it. Jason isn't even close to actually connecting those two dots.

In fact, I seem to remember him acting and defending more like the "American cyclists" he claims he hate (which I can't find, basically quipped something like "immigrants who come to Amsterdam and break rules"). So why the about face?

(Also, the comment about "I knew NJB was cherry-picking" is kind of based, I wonder which video that was).

"Shark's teeth" is apparently just supposed to be yield triangles, which is a universal traffic concept he's given a quirky name to a la "stroads".

I started seeing the painted yield triangles in my area nearly twenty years ago, replacing either no markings at all, or a solid line meant for stopping. Either way, there was always signage, and cyclists don't understand signage anyway. Half of them on Reddit say straight up that such signage is for automobiles, not them.

Jason doesn't care about the safety of Americans, only of his kind:

I really don't think Jason cares about anyone, he can bleat about traffic deaths as his agenda about motorists but he really doesn't care about them, not even in the "a million is a statistic" kind of way. He strikes me as the person who has zero empathy.

Jason also complains when Americans don't bike:

I wonder if he'll ever elaborate on what exactly "driving like Americans" even means. There's all sorts of regional driving behaviors in America, is it the fact that they don't "act" like Europeans when driving even when obeying the same signals? (I doubt Jason is that observant). Do they break traffic rules? (Maybe.) Is it even the fact that they drive cars, despite the fact that Europe does indeed have roads and cars? (Possibly.)

Anti-American leafniggers from Khalistan's largest city have some very very sore points in their ideology that are always fun to ask.

1. As a good leftist why did he leave jeetopia diversity megacity 1 for an actual white country?

The more he seethes about how "suburban" London, Ontario is and why he left North America the less believable it comes off as. There's one thing that Amsterdam has that American and Canadian cities will never get, and what a coincidence it's not that far away.

 

[quaawaa]

The Threads Urbanist is confirmed to be a cat dad:


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These are the people telling you that you don't need an SUV to carry your kids around.

 

[Markass the Worst]

These are the people telling you that you don't need an SUV to carry your kids around.

Come to think of it, have we ever seen proof of Jason having kids?

 

[Xarpho's Return]

Come to think of it, have we ever seen proof of Jason having kids?

He built Pedostria with his kid on Cities Skylines but I didn't watch the video so idk

 

[Apple Porcupine]

(Also, the comment about "I knew NJB was cherry-picking" is kind of based, I wonder which video that was).

He says "effectively" and has the biggest ego I've ever seen, I wouldn't be surprised if whatever comment he read didn't mention him at all.

 

[Yamamura]

Also good to see the Kei cars getting legalised, it was a stupid law which only worked because they are new imports. Could you imagine banning classic cars which are super death traps by modern standards, Porsche had a reputation for them. Come to think of it Fuckcars arch nemesis the 4x4 also had one.

I agree with that notion, as long as the driver of that vehicle accepts the risk that they have a higher possibility of death while driving it. Don't get me wrong I think dangerous vehicles are cool as Hell like the Viper, 911 930 etc. But as long as the driver understands and accepts that the danger comes with the territory.

Like I'm not going to buy a Cobra 472 and complain that the government should install crash barriers everywhere to make it safe for me. Similarly people like this comment (credit to @Autistic Gunspergings )

Shouldn't complain that it's OTHER people's fault he's unsafe. Motorcyclists know this well to always ride defensively because you have no crumple zone and that's just on you. You have to behave better than other people because right of way doesn't matter if you're in the morgue.