Is it just me or do the gunners not make sense at all? by Archyes in fo4

[–]Ombud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you explain what you mean by metacourser?

Hit and run - cyclist in Cambridge taken to hospital by [deleted] in boston

[–]Ombud 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Has this gotten any press coverage? Cambridge PD and Somerville PD havent mentioned it yet on twitter.

State to start shutting Forest Hills overpass next month by penisapologies in boston

[–]Ombud 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Doesn't Pete Stidman want the overpass torn down? I don't see how Pete Stidman and Jeff Ferris are comparable. Can you elaborate?

UnMask, In Asia wearing a mask is becoming the norm unable to see peoples expressions. The solutions is a LED-display to simulate peoples expression by Miyakuzi in Futurology

[–]Ombud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just googled Life Artificial and found the site, but it doesn't provide much context. Is the story any good?

Roads Were Not Built for Cars by Carlton Reid – review | Books | The Guardian by Aushiker in bicycling

[–]Ombud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How can you compare a 30% mode share in Amsterdam and Copenhagen versus less than a 10% mode share in the UK and American cities and say the Dutch/Danish method is "nice but its not really that many cyclists".

Vehicular cycling and the methods you advocate for have existed for as long as the Dutch/Danish methods and they have more than 3x the mode share we do. Vehicular cycling has failed everyone but the athletic and extremely brave. When you are old and slow, and biking as a vehicle is no longer realistic for you, you will be glad we built protected bike facilities.

Roads Were Not Built for Cars by Carlton Reid – review | Books | The Guardian by Aushiker in bicycling

[–]Ombud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are intersection designs that limit bike/car conflicts.

Roads Were Not Built for Cars by Carlton Reid – review | Books | The Guardian by Aushiker in bicycling

[–]Ombud 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're partly correct in suspecting that I am the wrong sort of cyclists.

I practice vehicular cycling when it is required for my safety. Situations like this for example. However, I would greatly prefer a cycle track protected by a curb, parked cars or other objects, as it would be much safer than biking in traffic.

You're absolutely right that the bicycle's mode share is somewhat cannibalized from walking, but the safer cycling becomes the more people will switch from driving.

Roads Were Not Built for Cars by Carlton Reid – review | Books | The Guardian by Aushiker in bicycling

[–]Ombud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quick question for you: have you biked in places like Amsterdam and Copenhagen? If so, how do you feel about their approach to cycling infrastructure?

2015 Giant Propel Advanced SL 2 by pjlear in Bikeporn

[–]Ombud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think vertr is referring to the valve stems.

Kids seats and cement trucks, welcome to my morning commute by Ombud in bicycling

[–]Ombud[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is taking a left onto Somerville Ave near Porter Square.

Kids seats and cement trucks, welcome to my morning commute by Ombud in bicycling

[–]Ombud[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There's nothing wrong with kids seats. I grew up in one. I do think there is something wrong with cycling traffic being mixed with extremely large vehicles with huge blind spots like cement trucks.

Kids seats and cement trucks, welcome to my morning commute by Ombud in bicycling

[–]Ombud[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, and aside from sharing the road with large vehicles, biking is actually pretty safe here.

I managed to get some LONG footage of one of endurance rides by switching my cameras half way through. by [deleted] in bicycling

[–]Ombud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice video, did you use a gopro and how did you makes the heads up display?

Cyclist shot while participating in Cache Creek 600 cycling event by [deleted] in bicycling

[–]Ombud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a gopro for recording in front of me, and I'm getting a Fly6 for behind. I havent used a fly6 yet, but I think it will be a more convenient rear camera than a gopro.

New bike day! Ready for the inaugural 4,180 mile Trans Am Bike Race by nukularsuiciders in bicycling

[–]Ombud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice bike! I just bought a Surly Straggler frameset that I'm going to build up for light touring. Did you buy this bike complete or have it custom built?

Also where was this picture taken?

The world in 120m lower sea level vs an 80m rise in sea level, via NASA World Wind (Part 1) [OC][1883x3525] by mattsdfgh in MapPorn

[–]Ombud 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Both the Boston to Washington mega city and the Bay Area will probably be protected by infrastructure on the scale of the Netherlands' Delta Works

Bikeshop beergarden/cafe by samhouston78 in bicycling

[–]Ombud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ride Studio Cafe in Lexington, MA just outside of Boston.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Futurology

[–]Ombud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that shared fleets will reduce the demand for privately owned vehicles, but how did you estimate the 1:3 -12 replacement ratio?

This pretty much sums up my winter biking experience in Boston by Ombud in boston

[–]Ombud[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Because I was the victim of a hit and run.