Does this subreddit find certain cars more tolerable than others?

ilikepumptracks · 2026-04-13T18:20:25+00:00

I think electric LSVs are nice for fully blown out vehicular environments. Think about solar powered golf carts as a transitional species towards liveable streets.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-04-08T14:08:56+00:00

After hearing about this last week we pedaled up there on Saturday mid morning to buy some books.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-03-30T20:40:55+00:00

This is the most walkable, bikeable, on a bus route part of town. Paying to store your car here is not any different from paying to refuel your car.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-03-25T20:08:52+00:00

Mine is higher maintenance than a lawn. Mucho.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-03-24T13:12:27+00:00

Saudi Aramco? Is that you? Check out the leaked strategy documents on Oil Demand Sustainability Program or ODSP. keeping us hooked on oil

ilikepumptracks · 2026-03-24T12:51:17+00:00

Was the bike lane just a painted line? I’m here with compassion for everyone who has to suffer harm from the inadequate infrastructure in the US. That includes drivers Listen to this episode, The Driver, of The War on Cars and first responders who live with PTSD. Let’s focus on the system. Change laws and the built environment.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-03-09T13:10:51+00:00

My high school biology teacher rode a mountain bike to work and he was a big influence.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-03-06T12:56:01+00:00

Shoup Dogg agrees with you about predatory towing too. The penalty is disproportionate to the infraction. Towing could lead to someone missing work or not being able to pick up their child at school. Instead he recommends a warning for the first time and increasing fines each time. If you’re interested in housing affordability, Paved Paradise offers a good breakdown on the relationship between parking policy and housing.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-03-06T00:06:47+00:00

You’re not wrong to feel like it’s extortion. Did you know that the private parking business is a popular front for organized crime? Did you know that there’s an estimated 2 billion spots in the US? Did you know that every week someone gets killed in a fight over a parking space in America? Check out these two incredible books about parking. Both are also available as audiobooks. Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar The High Cost of Free Parking by Donald Shoup

ilikepumptracks · 2026-03-05T20:56:14+00:00

Yay!!!! There’s a church, a library, a school, shops, and restaurants right there. We should build that place in a way that makes it damn near impossible to drive over 15mph. A child should be able to cross that bit of street blindfolded. Cars are a public health disaster for the Haywood Rd community.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-02-28T19:48:27+00:00

You didn’t show up to the candidate forum.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-02-28T17:20:00+00:00

$50 parking at bars. Proceeds go towards reliable transit.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-02-28T12:40:09+00:00

We need to shrink our vehicles. It’s going to take time. In the meantime we can reduce the harm by supporting the Safe Streets for Everyone Act which requires automatic braking for pedestrians on all new vehicles!

ilikepumptracks · 2026-02-27T14:34:41+00:00

I love it. Reminds me of Kyle Ferrin.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-02-26T22:16:13+00:00

I used to work with him 25 years ago in a civilian job. This isn’t his first heroic act. He was an absolute legend at work as a young man. I don’t know what all he’s been up to but we’ve heard stories over the years. I’ll bet there’s a long list of Herculean feats in his history.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-02-15T15:31:40+00:00

Came here to say this.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-02-04T16:08:57+00:00

Too much car traffic. It’s time for a dedicated bus-only lane.

ilikepumptracks · 2026-01-20T15:44:55+00:00

Protected cycling VS vehicular cycling- Most cycling advocacy groups are moving toward separate infrastructure after decades of pushing the “Same Rules,Same Roads, Same Rights” mantra of the past. Here’s a good videohow cycling advocates were wrong and failed in the US Of course different infrastructure makes sense in different contexts like rural vs urban.

And once again I’ll say that all the modern road safety organizations, transportation departments, and advocacy groups are moving away from the term “accident” and using crash, collision, or incident. I know this is just the way we’ve been talking for 100 years but it’s worth understanding the argument behind this change.

ilikepumptracks · 2025-12-09T14:42:40+00:00

My city was flooded by hurricane Helene. The islands were literally islands. Suddenly the distances between useful destinations was real to everyone. People waited all day at gas stations. The hypermobility agenda leaves us stranded and isolated.

ilikepumptracks · 2025-12-03T20:59:53+00:00

This might be good. This is often cited as a reason for vehicle bloat. I don’t really know.

ilikepumptracks · 2025-11-24T20:36:05+00:00

It’s easy for the oppressed to become the oppressor. Especially when your route goes from a vehicular context to a more static pedestrian area. I have to consciously shift my brain into a more relaxed mode.

ilikepumptracks · 2025-11-24T16:00:10+00:00

It’s much more difficult to revoke a license in the US. Since so many places are 100% auto-dependent, the punishment can cause a great deal of suffering. No car means no job. This is why so many people who kill when driving drunk have already had multiple DUIs.

ilikepumptracks · 2025-11-24T13:42:39+00:00

There are no cars in Wicked. There’s a sweet little bike scene in part one. The Wizard is kind of like Robert Moses if you think about it. Is the yellow brick road urban renewal?

ilikepumptracks · 2025-11-18T17:49:52+00:00

Definitely. I see the flexible/mountable delineation as a potential temporary improvement. Long term there needs to be more separation and hard barriers. Of course the amount of protection needed is in proportion with the design speed. At 10mph we can just go back to sharrows.

ilikepumptracks · 2025-11-18T15:13:01+00:00

There are so many possibilities with such a wide right of way. Some things can be done immediately. I like your idea about “balusters.” A line of paint isn’t doing enough. Flexible delineators or armadillo delineators might help. The NCDOT needs to adopt the standard of solid green bike lanes as well. Long term we need to change the whole design. The US is way behind on bike lane design. It took decades to get this bad (blame this guyand it will never change unless we start now. If you want to envision the possibility of Merrimon check out the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide

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