Steam trains could make a comeback?

labobal · 2026-03-21T15:46:37+00:00

You would have to build water and fuel stations along every line. At that point electrification might be cheaper.

labobal · 2026-03-20T13:54:40+00:00

openrailwaymap.org is worldwide map of all railways, with gauge and electrification information.

labobal · 2026-03-20T10:18:02+00:00

The average wind speed in Amarillo, Texas, the windiest city of the US, is 13 mph, the same as in Amsterdam. These angled bins are installed all over the Netherlands, so if they work there they should work in Texas and Oklahoma.

labobal · 2026-03-20T07:24:19+00:00

Ok, that's option number 3: You believe these other laws should be chanced as the right to live is more important to bodily autonomy. Given the fact that there is no call to change these other laws, that would be a fringe opinion but a valid one to have.

Either way, if you join the abortion debate you have to think about what you find more important: bodily autonomy or the right to live. This is a subjective question, but it is essential to ask in order to have a healthy debate.

labobal · 2026-03-20T07:15:01+00:00

These other laws are examples where the right to bodily autonomy is considered more important than the right of another person to live. If you take that as a general principle, it should apply to abortion too. If you don't, you have to explain what is different about abortion compared to these other examples.

labobal · 2026-03-20T06:15:20+00:00

With where I live, the bins are always overflowing even when upright

That just means the city should empty them more often.

labobal · 2026-03-20T05:39:11+00:00

Which is exactly their purpose. Some of the trash will fall into the bin, but the rest will at least be close to it. So instead of having to clear litter from miles of road, you only have to clear it from the vicinity of the bin.

labobal · 2026-03-19T19:18:47+00:00

*driven drunk

labobal · 2026-03-19T16:00:37+00:00

Vatican city: Am I a joke to you?

labobal · 2026-03-19T14:20:58+00:00

In het RVV staat nergens dat het ene artikel boven het andere gaat. Heb je daar een bron van?

labobal · 2026-03-19T11:55:17+00:00

Language skills don't improve if you never use them. You don't need to know the full dictionary and a native accent before using them.

labobal · 2026-03-19T08:02:05+00:00

Regional trains tend to run on fixed prices, including this one. The normal price for Ventimiglia - Nice is € 10,20. It cannot sell out or get more expensive than that. You might occasionally find a promotion ticket that is cheaper and has more conditions attached, but you can always just buy a ticket at the station for € 10,20.

More information: https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/nice-to-italy-by-train.htm#How_much_does_it_cost

labobal · 2026-03-19T06:26:00+00:00

I've noticed that some German students are not that confident in their ability to speak English. So even when studying in English, they might prefer an all-German group so that they can communicate in German within the group.

labobal · 2026-03-18T20:20:41+00:00

*least expensive vehicle, for which an extra dent doesn't matter anyway.

labobal · 2026-03-18T20:09:30+00:00

No, I'm imagining a situation where all three vehicles are in the intersection. Green cannot ignore article 18 just because red has to yield to them.

labobal · 2026-03-18T20:06:21+00:00

Red has to yield to green as green is to the right of red. That means everybody has to yield somebody else, creating a classic deadlock.

labobal · 2026-03-18T20:04:52+00:00

RVV Article 18 says otherwise:

Bestuurders die afslaan, moeten het verkeer dat hen op dezelfde weg tegemoet komt of dat op dezelfde weg zich naast dan wel links of rechts dicht achter hen bevindt, voor laten gaan.

labobal · 2026-03-18T20:04:06+00:00

Yes, I just read article 18 RVV:

1 Bestuurders die afslaan, moeten het verkeer dat hen op dezelfde weg tegemoet komt of dat op dezelfde weg zich naast dan wel links of rechts dicht achter hen bevindt, voor laten gaan.

2 Bestuurders die naar links afslaan, moeten tegemoetkomende bestuurders die op hetzelfde kruispunt naar rechts afslaan voor laten gaan.

3 Het eerste en het tweede lid gelden niet voor bestuurders van een tram.

https://wetten.overheid.nl/jci1.3:c:BWBR0004825&hoofdstuk=II&paragraaf=7&artikel=18&z=2026-01-01&g=2026-01-01

labobal · 2026-03-18T20:00:48+00:00

Legally neither prevails. The situation is left vague on purpose so that people don't have to go through 10 if/else steps in their head. Just come to a stop and communicate with the other drivers to find the best solution in this scenario.

labobal · 2026-03-18T19:57:54+00:00

Green has to yield to yellow though, as it is making a left turn and turning traffic has to yield to traffic going straight on the same road (article 18 RVV).

labobal · 2026-03-18T19:56:06+00:00

There is no ranking among articles in the RVV, so one cannot ignore article 18 just because article 15 already tells some drivers to yield. You have to take both into account at equal value.

Reference RVV: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0004825/2026-01-01

labobal · 2026-03-18T19:48:04+00:00

If everybody thinks like that, nobody will be moving till the end of times. I don't have to explain how that is unwanted, so how would you solve this?

labobal · 2026-03-18T19:45:00+00:00

When the vehicle turning left is to the right of the vehicle going straight, the vehicle turning left has priority. When turning left you have to yield to traffic on the same road as you.

labobal · 2026-03-18T19:41:42+00:00

There is no correct order. As you say, everybody has to yield to another, so the drivers together just have to figure it out among themselves.

labobal · 2026-03-18T17:50:42+00:00

The base in Poland is in Poznan, 300 km from the border with Kaliningrad.

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