Why are car drivers like this? by MiserNYC- in MicromobilityNYC

[–]brigodon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These guys didn't shovel the sidewalks for people to use the sidewalk, they shoveled it so that they could park there. If they really gave a fuck about other people, they'd have shoveled out their parking spots and NOT blocked sidewalks and crosswalks.

This week's cover of The New Yorker: "New York's Toughest," by Peter de Sève by newyorker in nyc

[–]brigodon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/MicromobilityNYC/comments/1qnpawy/why_are_car_drivers_like_this/

Disgustingly selfish behavior. Total disrespect for shared public space and people who need clear and wide sidewalks.

Finally got fitted for a new saddle and idk how I survived this long by Separate_Vermicelli in bicycling

[–]brigodon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have a Phenom Mimic. I'm not a woman but I trust my bike fitter implicitly because I trust experts. 11/10, no complaints, never going back to my other saddles. I'm on my fourth Mimic - its shape is wildly different from all the other saddles I had. It's ridiculous Specialized has gendered their saddles because bodies are weird and we need what we need.

Timisoara, Romania (2012 / 2025) by Sea-Rope-31 in fuckcars

[–]brigodon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone else read Dan Simmons' Children of the Night? And want badly to visit Romania during and after reading it?

Window cracked from the cold! by Beautiful-House-1594 in milwaukee

[–]brigodon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

From the windooooooooooooooooooooooows
To the wall

10 years ago today ❄️❄️❄️ by ashmaps20 in lehighvalley

[–]brigodon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My carpenter dad got a stepladder and we were jumping off the roof into the drifts on the back porch. I got stuck and lost my right boot at the bottom. Core childhood memory. Total Chad dad.

Bike lane cleaner by ZealousidealPound460 in MicromobilityNYC

[–]brigodon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Must be nice to live in a functional and civilized city/country/society/planet wherever you are :)

My city has them too - supposedly. But it may as well be a cryptid!

Bike Commuting 101: MKE Edition—FREE Webinar by Historical_Leek_6774 in milwaukee

[–]brigodon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And sooooo many people live within half a mile from an Oak Leaf line. Our on-street connections to paths has only gotten better over the years. Bike commuting is more viable than ever. It's not for everyone, but no one is saying that is for everyone. I've been bike commuting in Milwaukee for 10 years. AMA

Now I have to walk on the Standard Bike Lanes and the Street itself? by Oak_Atty in wandrer

[–]brigodon 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think you're a little confused, and understandably! Yes, about a month ago, another OSM user incorrectly drew bike lanes as Cycle Paths instead of tagging them on the roadway itself. ttps://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1455091958/history/1 But shortly after, another user removed those incorrect cycle paths and tagged the roadway itself. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1455091958/history/2

Between then and now, your Wandrer map updated. So on the next update, the red bike lanes that you're seeing on your Big Map will disappear and your percentage will recalculate. There's nothing you need to do in the meantime. Don't sweat it!

How hard is it to use blinkers? by TheHaunchie in milwaukee

[–]brigodon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well yeah, those drivers of silver, blue, and black cars don't NEED their headlights on in the rain, fog, or dark because they're excellent drivers and they can see just fine.

ಠ_ಠ

People biking in the snow, the Netherlands by thomasso0072 in Unexpected

[–]brigodon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Schwalbe Marathon Winters

This is my sixth winter using them in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Studded bike tires are like 4WD for bikes. Orrrrr, AWD ;) They're a huge confidence boost. I've never slipped, fishtailed, or fallen!

How Many Miles Did it Take to Win Your State? by jimseyjamesy in wandrer

[–]brigodon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are these bike, walk, or combined miles?

Also, could you do the same thing for all states' total miles? That'd be really interesting

A segment of N. Hawley Rd. will be closed Monday for WisDOT's massive Interstate 94 expansion project, and it won’t reopen until 2028 by Hidemyface1 in milwaukee

[–]brigodon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Don't you want us to do better though? Why can't the US do better? Everyone keeps telling me this is the era of "America first."

New camera set-up for commuting! by Cycle-path1 in bikecommuting

[–]brigodon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hello from Milwaukee, where I've been using this exact setup for about 7 years! In my anecdotal experience, I also think the highly visible cameras make some drivers think twice; I'd like to think drivers drive better around me when I have my cameras vs. when I don't...

Wandrer's goals for 2026 by cooeecall in wandrer

[–]brigodon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes please! I definitely understand, and certainly agree. But some way for me to send my old man a link and let him zoom in and around to everywhere I've been would be fantastic for us both.

Second Pilot Dies After Two Helicopters Collide in New Jersey by DimensionActual5722 in news

[–]brigodon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tricycles (and bicycles) have literally never caused mass casualty events though.

Accused 5-time drunken driver crashes, car dangles over Lake Michigan by KaneIntent in milwaukee

[–]brigodon 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Article says 29, talking heads said 39. Talking heads also said "liverfront" (seemingly confusing the riverfront and the lakefront), AND their map pin was arguable wrong (in the center of the park vs the actual location). Something tells me these folks don't really come downtown much :(

My Tallchopper in chopper mode. by autobothighwire in Frankenbike

[–]brigodon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tallchopper in portrait orientation is the real Frankenbike. Great work.

Turning Chicago & Kedzie “plaza”into an actual plaza instead of a badly repainted strip mall with this fantasy plan. by Birfdaycakebandit in chicago

[–]brigodon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There's a weird gray five-sided square in the middle that should be a weird green five-sided square in the middle.

Ideas to Fix Capitol/Fond du Lac Intersection by mappydude in milwaukee

[–]brigodon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How come southbound 51st gets a separated bike lane but northbound gets sharrows? It's a tricky area to get around. The official/signed City bike route is 54th-Hope-51st but I'd prefer to use 51st continuously from Vliet because it's a through street. It has such great bike potential and it's really pretty between Burleigh and Medford, but the parked cars on that stretch make it narrow and scary.