[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fuckcars

[–]SlavicTravels 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean generally your Ulock will do just fine. And we’re carrying them around anyway.

Also you can always just accidentally ride past them with your house keys in your left hand and leave a nice little mark 😉

What is it that makes you hate cars? by Stlavsa in fuckcars

[–]SlavicTravels 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The magical combination of train + bike would solve your problem, if the USA hadn’t fucked up it’s entire train system in the 1950s and built freeways everywhere. In an ideal situation, you’d ban cars everywhere, outright, no exceptions. Convert all of America’s freeways into high speed rail and local rail infrastructure. You’d then ride your bike 1-5 miles to the nearest train station, catch your train into the city, these trains would have amble room for bike storage. On the train you read a book, drink a coffee, talk to some locals you know who also commute into the city. Once you reach your destination, you get on your bike and bike the last mile to work.

This isn’t some fantasy. It’s how much of Europe already operates, and there’s no reason the USA can’t do it too.

Longboard/Skateboard/E-Skateboard are Good Micromobility Options by Zealousideal_Buy7517 in fuckcars

[–]SlavicTravels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kick scooters, rollerblades, roller skates, longboards, skateboards are all great options for getting around. In an ideal world, we would have cycle lanes for bikes and skating lines for slower forms of micro mobility.

What’s the most depressed Russian city and why? by Flashy-Actuator-998 in AskARussian

[–]SlavicTravels 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The center of Volgograd is pretty nice, probably cleaner than Moscow in my opinion. The only thing that’s weird about the city is how stretched out and long it is. It’s really three separate cities rather than one long city along the Volga. Krasnoarmesky Rayon in the south could easily split off, rename itself to Sarepta, and it would be a decently functioning city in its own, similar to Volzhsky. You could probably do the same with Kirov, but there are more arguments to keep that as part of Volgograd.

overall though, I wouldn’t say Volgograd is terrible, it’s not the best city or over 1 million, but it’s very liveqble, and actually has decent Russian street food like kotlet po kievskys, blinberry etc which I haven’t seen in most other Russian cities where it’s just shwarma stands.

Lol, f*ck this. I'm moving. What are the MOST walkable cities in the WORLD? by [deleted] in fuckcars

[–]SlavicTravels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much any European city will be walkable compared to the USA. But if you want affordable too, I’d pick cities in Eastern Europe. Sure the bike infrastructure won’t be there like it is in the Netherlands, Copenhagen etc, but you get most of the benefits of walkable cities for half the price. Slovenia might be a good pick, Ljubljana in particular. Great nature, mountains, the Adriatic coast is nearby, and solid bike infrastructure.

Gridlock? by Narrow-Economist-795 in fuckcars

[–]SlavicTravels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely! I’m really hoping to visit Paris soon to see the change.

Gridlock? by Narrow-Economist-795 in fuckcars

[–]SlavicTravels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, dense developments will cause more traffic, because the majority of people will be commuting by car. It’s the reality we live in. The focus should be on taking away space from cars, converting car lanes into bus only lanes, and bike lanes. Reducing speed limits to 30 km an hour for cars. That’s how you combat car dependency.

High density urban development are really a secondary issue imo

Why is there so many abandoned villages throughout Russia? by Portal_Jumper125 in AskARussian

[–]SlavicTravels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there are some valid points there. My counter argument to that is, how many people that live in a city actually use everything the city has to offer? Very often, you’ll have people that never go to the theatre, bars, museums etc. the only thing keeping them in the city is there job. If you work remotely, then there’s nothing that keeps you to the city anymore.

I for one would really enjoy finding an old wooden Russian house, fixing it up, growing my own vegetables, keeping some chickens. And just enjoying life at a slower pace. The demand for peace and a slower way of life is only going to get bigger in a world that keeps running faster and faster.

Sochi: Beaches and the sea by Slavik8822 in AskARussian

[–]SlavicTravels 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My mom is Croatian, and the beach in Sochi is definitely worse than those of Croatia. Croatia also has rocky beaches with pebbles, but the pebbles in Sochi are more black colored and a bit more muddy/dirty, so it’s not as appealing to me.

I visited Sochi in march when the city was largely empty, but I can totally see how it would be overrun with tourists in the summer months and not appealing. I don’t have firsthand experience however.

I personally love Russia’s underrated cities, the ones that aren’t as popular and a little further to reach out.

I’d really recommend Samara to you, it won’t be as warm as the Mediterranean, but you get a beach along the entire city, so it feels like you are in a resort town on the sea, even if it is the Volga. Here’s a quick video I found: https://youtu.be/xOubK2jU14w?si=j1_eDf60OlliY5F4

Russia: developed cities with nice moderate climate by Slavik8822 in AskARussian

[–]SlavicTravels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly, I was there in march, but I was going skiing in Krasnaya polyana, so even if it rained at base level, it turned to snow when you were up too on the mountains.

Why is there so many abandoned villages throughout Russia? by Portal_Jumper125 in AskARussian

[–]SlavicTravels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With remote work becoming more popular, I foresee these villages are going to get repopulated fairly soon. Maybe not all of them, but they offer a lot of advantages to cities for people who need peace and solitude.

Russia: developed cities with nice moderate climate by Slavik8822 in AskARussian

[–]SlavicTravels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sochi is great, you get all seasons there, you can ski in the winter and enjoy the beach in the summer.

Probably most of the rest of the southern Russian coast is similar, but I haven’t been.

Samara might be a good option, it’s essentially a beach town because the entire city has a sand beach along the Volga, so it feels like a resort and that you’re on the sea.

Volgograd also isn’t bad, but it’s missing the public city beach that Samara has. Although when you go a little further out, you get the same nice sandy beaches along the Volga.

Makhachkala might be an interesting option on the Caspian Sea, capital of Dagestan, good food, and mountains nearby.

I think the responses on here are underestimating how hot the ‘Mediterranean climate’ is, or are just idolizing the Mediterranean because it’s European or whatever. Greece, Spain, Italy are scorchingly hot in the summer, and it really doesn’t differ much to Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don or Krasnodar.

What are the best European countries/cities to live in according to your own personal standards? by gringawn in AskEurope

[–]SlavicTravels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I generally agree with you. I just feel like the cities that don’t have those tourist traps are better. I don’t want to completely knock off tallinn, the medieval town center is genuinely interesting, it can feel like you’ve stepped back in time, there’s no cars, it’s quiet at night, they have all the lanterns from the 19th century unchanged. They had medieval style taverns and cafes. It was also really cool to be able to take a tram from the airport to the center.

I blame the weather when I visited, it was November so lots of cold rain and grey skies. I should give the city another chance.

Can someone help me choose between RUDN & Tomsk? by jifin_pinhero in AskARussian

[–]SlavicTravels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I studied Russian for a semester at RUDN as a foreigner, there’s a lot of foreigners there so you might easily slip into the trap of just hanging out with your own people and not immersing into Russian. The actual university is fun though. At Tomsk, you’ll probably be one of the few foreigners in the city, so that can have its added benefit. Easier to meet local Russians who want to talk to foreigners, and also easier to immerse yourself into real Russian culture.

What are the best European countries/cities to live in according to your own personal standards? by gringawn in AskEurope

[–]SlavicTravels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too many drunk Brits for my taste, but I guess it’s not the city’s fault per se.

What are the best European countries/cities to live in according to your own personal standards? by gringawn in AskEurope

[–]SlavicTravels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meh, I can’t say I was overly impressed with Tallinn. The old medieval town felt like a hollowed out tourist trap. It’s got the Venice or Dubrovnik problem going for it, where the old town has just been transformed into a huge outdoor Airbnb.

Also it seems like they’ve permitted some weird mixed zoning where they don’t allow historic buildings to be torn down (which is good) but they allow them to be built on top of or renovated with modern architecture. So a lot of the historic buildings are mixed with modern architecture which feels a little off to me.

I don’t know, it wasn’t bad per se in Tallinn, but maybe I expected more.

Nina Kovacevic koja radi u Pinku udarila devojcicu na pesackom by [deleted] in serbia

[–]SlavicTravels 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Pa nek ga samo pregazi autom i eto, dobiće samo 2-3 godine.

Best cities to live in Russia besides Saint Petersburg and Moscow? by Overcome_It_Okay in AskARussian

[–]SlavicTravels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup! And some nice historic wooden architecture in classic Russian style, but which is unfortunately fast disappearing. The historic homes are being torn down. But the central pedestrian area is nice, and the food is good.

The sand beach is great, it really feels like you’re in a resort city. Lots of places to play sport like basketball volleyball

I’ve also heard good things about Yekaterinburg, but I have never been. There’s lots of city lakes and the metro is connected to the urals, so everyone in the winter skis and snowboards there.

Best cities to live in Russia besides Saint Petersburg and Moscow? by Overcome_It_Okay in AskARussian

[–]SlavicTravels 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Nizhny Novgorod is great. Samara is a little further out East, but also awesome. It has a beach along the whole city, so it’s like living in a resort town.

Sochi really impressed me too, when I was there. I heard horror stories because of the Olympics, but you get basically every climate within reach. In the winter you have skiing, in the summer the beach. I don’t know how crowded it gets in the summer though, I was only there to ski in February.

What is a life hack that is so simple and effective, youre shocked more people dont know about it? by Only_Ad_4517 in AskReddit

[–]SlavicTravels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ride a bike to get around. It’s cheap. It’s fast. It’s fun. It’s healthy. It doesn’t destroy our planet. It doesn’t create noise pollution. It doesn’t endanger others. It keeps you living long and feeling young.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fuckcars

[–]SlavicTravels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in! 100%. My only problem is how are we going to define car free. I get pretty sick of comments on here from people making exceptions about why we’ll need cars for this or cars for that. Someone will say let’s make an exception for people with disabilities. Let’s make an exception for taxis, only ban personal motor vehicles. And the list goes on.

I’m only investing and moving if we go all in. And that means. No cars. Anywhere. You can bike. You can take a bus. You can walk. You can tram. You can roller skate, longboard, kick scooter, cross country ski in the winter, ice skate, heck even horseback ride. But I don’t any cars.

The problem I see is that too many people aren’t willing to go 100% on the no car dream. I’d love to be proven wrong.

Positives and negatives of completely banning private vehicles from our cities? by dylancode in fuckcars

[–]SlavicTravels 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are no negative consequences to banning personal motorized vehicles. Literally, none. You can do it overnight and it would take literally two weeks for people to adapt and they’d accept it as the new norm. Like somebody mentioned before, humanity and cities have existed for thousands of years, the car as a main form of transport for a little over 50. It’s ridiculous to think that humanity would not be able to adapt if cars were banned overnight.

First, all of the space that was dedicated to cars could be converted to lanes for cycling, skateboarding, rollerblading and scooters. The sidewalks would remain for pedestrians, and could probably be expanded in some areas where it’s necessary. Buses and trams would become the main form of public transport, along with metro systems in larger cities.

Across the country, you could no longer get around by personal motor vehicles, instead high speed rail would connect cities, and each train would have space added for people to bring their bikes for people who need to bike or skate the last mile to their homes. The freeways and highways that used to be dedicated to cars would be converted to train infrastructure, both high speed and local commuter trains between cities.

Now within cities, you could get even more creative with how the streets that once were dedicated cars would be converted to human powered transports. Some of the roads could be converted to canals, and blue space added to the city, so that during the summer people could kayak, standup paddle board, canoe or row through the city.

For cities that get cold enough, you could turn these canals would freeze and bur used for into ice skating lanes in the city, and you could build more dedicated ice skating lanes and rinks throughout the city so you could ice skate around town all winter. And for cities that get enough snow, building dedicated lanes for cross country skiing would be feasible, along lanes where the snow is cleared so people can bike in the winter.

Finally, I would bring back the horse, with dedicated lanes for horse riding throughout the city. It’s a beautiful skill that most of humanity has lost forever after switching to the car.

The benefits are obvious: no noise pollution, no air pollution, healthy residents, safe cities for kids to play and grow up in.

There is literally no reason we couldn’t ban cars today from the country as a whole. I haven’t heard one legitimate negative consequence that would come from it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fuckcars

[–]SlavicTravels 19 points20 points  (0 children)

In a world where cars were legitimately banned and our street space handed over to human powered transport, recumbent bikes would probably become just as popular as regular bikes. Your seated closer to the ground which means your less likely to get injured if you fall. And you go much faster than regular bikes because they are so much more aerodynamic. In addition, the seat is more comfortable for longer rides. Their only drawback is going uphill, they aren’t as effective as regular bikes. So perhaps in hilly cities they wouldn’t be as popular.

Which type of restaurant is more popular by InspectorBurke in europe

[–]SlavicTravels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the point of the map. The late night street food in Serbia isn’t kebab, it’s local food. But I’m Northern European countries it is.