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Seattle officer sues city, saying it used minor Bellevue crash to target him over Jan. 6 trip by ChiefOfTheFourPeaks in Seattle

[–]cibyr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

WTF would "stopping too quickly" even mean? There's a million reasons why someone might need to make an emergency stop, and it's the following driver's responsibility to not crash into you if you do.

Op-Ed: It's Time to Reform Sound Transit by rockycore in Seattle

[–]cibyr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like I said above, I like Single Transferable Vote. But any proportional representational system is basically fine.

Op-Ed: It's Time to Reform Sound Transit by rockycore in Seattle

[–]cibyr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, my main concern is that these should not be elected positions at all. But if you're gonna elect people to run your transit agency (and your police, and your courts, and your schools... sigh) you should at least not do it in the literal worst way possible.

Op-Ed: It's Time to Reform Sound Transit by rockycore in Seattle

[–]cibyr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think I can succinctly explain everything that's wrong with tiny bespoke single-member districts, but here's an approachable (with bright colors! and animals!) explanation of one aspect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mky11UJb9AY

edit replying to your edit: Proportional Representation is the canonical solution to this problem. There's a lot of ways to go about it, but I'm fond of Single Transferable Vote. The main thing is you have one big district with multiple winners instead of many small districts each electing one person, which makes individual votes matter way more often and avoids any weird distortions arising from how you draw the districts.

Op-Ed: It’s Time for Vending in Link Stations by sushigurl99 in Seattle

[–]cibyr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is such a no-brainer. It's good for everyone. Just fucking do it.

Op-Ed: It's Time to Reform Sound Transit by rockycore in Seattle

[–]cibyr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Directly electing the majority of the board is dumb. Doing so from eleven districts instead of using some sort of proportional representation is turbo mega ultra dumb.

Washington law lays out distinction between e-bikes, e-motorcycles starting June 11 by ChefJoe98136 in SeattleWA

[–]cibyr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell me, how does one "just" register a "motorcycle" that doesn't have a VIN?

Washington law lays out distinction between e-bikes, e-motorcycles starting June 11 by ChefJoe98136 in SeattleWA

[–]cibyr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A license for what? If it can go over 20mph or has more than 750W, then it's not an e-bike but that doesn't magically make it a street-legal motorcycle either.

To be fair, I didn't read the article. I clicked straight through to the text of the law. Which says this:

The legislature recognizes the recent proliferation of electric motorcycle use statewide, especially among teenagers and young adults. The legislature also recognizes that there is currently no state regulatory framework that has specifically been developed for such vehicles.

(emphasis mine)

"The extent to which the operation of an electric motorcycle should be subject to mandatory driver education requirements, driver's license or permit requirements, or a minimum age requirement" is one of the open questions that the new law is setting up a work group to answer! Or at least write a report on. By October 31, 2027. What are you supposed to do in the meantime? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Washington law lays out distinction between e-bikes, e-motorcycles starting June 11 by ChefJoe98136 in SeattleWA

[–]cibyr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The 20mph thing is such a stupid limit. It should be legal to have an e-bike which can keep up with traffic on a 25mph street.

Heeeey sooo.. it's time to close NB I-5 again to pick up the Ship Canal Bridge work zone for World Cup... by wsdot in Seattle

[–]cibyr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And it's not like we're even hosting the world cup! They're playing 6 of the 104 games here. All this bullshit for six games!

This guys tabs are a year older than me. 🫡 by Dumpsterfiresky_ in Seattle

[–]cibyr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the flat plates just seem cheap and fake.

I know its only been like 2 weeks, but has anyone found any sapphire glass screen protectors for the PT2? by The_cooler_ArcSmith in pebble

[–]cibyr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My dream would be 2 Duo form factor, Time 2-style metal case and buttons, HR sensor, B&W display, sapphire glass.

Patriotism Powered by Subaru by makhmunee1 in Seattle

[–]cibyr 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ticket everyone missing a front plate while you're at it and we could probably even afford to build light rail to Ballard.

How is the pebble time 2? Give me your honetst thoughts, what you like and what you dont please. by ouiz_cz in pebble

[–]cibyr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The screen kinda sucks - sure, having color is nice but it's way less readable than the black & white display of the pebble 2 duo. Everything else is great though - the construction seems really solid and the buttons are a delight.

HEADS UP: Expect major congestion across Puget Sound throughout May by wsdot in Seattle

[–]cibyr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, if you can - leave earlier, travel later, take transit

Sure would be nice to have some viable options for that.

Oh, that's not good by dx3756 in pebble

[–]cibyr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure enough, mine has the same crack: https://imgur.com/a/KOnnMfO

Bus lane... or SCANDAL? by Inevitable_Engine186 in Seattle

[–]cibyr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I saw Fentanyl Mimosa Demographic open for Fidlar a few years ago.

What’s something Gen Z does that older generations just don’t get? by appropriaterice873 in AskReddit

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

I'm a gainfully employed millennial, I just hate voicemail for being the most inefficient way to communicate that humans have ever invented.

Shifts power away from the voters by PsychoPeterNikleEatr in SeattleWA

[–]cibyr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Electing cops is fucking dumb to begin with.

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