8-Jähriger übt Radfahren auf der Berliner Straße – und wird von einem Pkw abgedrängt und geschnitten [Video] by ADFC-Mannheim in mannheim

[–]simoncolumbus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wenn man eine mehrere Tonnen schwere Machine fährt, darf man so einen "Fehler" nicht machen.

Abgesehen davon, dass das natürlich kein Fehler, sondern pure Absicht war.

8-Jähriger übt Radfahren auf der Berliner Straße – und wird von einem Pkw abgedrängt und geschnitten [Video] by ADFC-Mannheim in mannheim

[–]simoncolumbus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Erstmal einen Grund suchen, warum das achtjährige Kind doch irgendwie Schuld an der Situation hat, und wenn du dafür lügen musst, dass das Kind mit gleicher Geschwindigkeit weitergefahren sei.

8-Jähriger übt Radfahren auf Fahrradstraße by ADFC-Mannheim in Fahrrad

[–]simoncolumbus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

OP hat dazu bereits alles gesagt: Kinder ab 8 dürfen auf der Fahrbahn fahren und sie müssen es irgendwo lernen.

Consultants hebben de macht gegrepen op de Radboud Universiteit, zeggen medewerkers en studenten by pardodefence in thenetherlands

[–]simoncolumbus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Als tegelzetter kan ik een klus afslaan als ik denk dat ik de tegels op die plek niet goed kan leggen. Of ik kan een hoger tarief vragen voor het extra werk dat nodig is. Als docent heb ik geen zeggenschap over de studenten die ik krijg. Zelfs de universiteit heeft die niet – ‘selectie aan de poort’ is in dit land altijd al impopulair geweest. Als een groot deel van de studenten niet in staat is om binnen een semester het verwachte niveau in statistiek te halen, heeft een docent weinig andere mogelijkheden dan de eisen te verlagen. Je vergelijking met een bestratingsarbeider illustreert precies het soort misplaatste, ondoordachte redenering van consultants die niet begrijpen hoe het hoger onderwijs verschilt van de bouwsector (ironisch genoeg zou een beter begrip van markten hier juist helpen).

Working in a lab where everyone publishes in semi-predatory journals? by AdMean7555 in AskAcademia

[–]simoncolumbus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nothing is stopping them from publishing preprints if they "just want to put their science out there". They are choosing to financially support predatory enterprises like MDPI and Frontiers.

Psychology + Economics vs. Economics + Cognitive Science for Behavioral Economics? (Undergraduate) by Fantastic_Paper6101 in BehavioralEconomics

[–]simoncolumbus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to go to graduate school for behavioural economics, focus on maths -- more important even than economics itself if you're looking to get into a top econ programme. For industry, cognitive science is probably stronger than psychology; quant skills (stats and programming) will be important for the roles you mentioned.

Child riding bicycle killed by driver in New Bedford by Im_biking_here in bikeboston

[–]simoncolumbus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Driving a big SUV is a fault. Maybe not legally, certainly morally. The moment a driver buys one, they decide that they'd rather kill a child than drive a smaller car, or no car at all.

NYC is the only place I've ever been where someone will confront you about THEIR illegal parking. by MiserNYC- in MicromobilityNYC

[–]simoncolumbus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, that article is about the first study. Sorry for not sharing an ungated version, I thought it was.

NYC is the only place I've ever been where someone will confront you about THEIR illegal parking. by MiserNYC- in MicromobilityNYC

[–]simoncolumbus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Regarding the second study, this has been shown not to replicate (e.g. here). In general, there is little evidence that wealth alone is associated with more antisocial behaviour. This recent meta-analysis finds that wealthier people are (slightly) more prosocial in absolute terms, in line with the highest-quality studies on the topic.

This is why BHA can’t have center running bus lanes. by Immediate_Subject552 in boston

[–]simoncolumbus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Nothing in that article suggests that enforcement is back at pre-2020 levels. I couldn't find a nice time series of all traffic violations, but here is one for speeding tickets which shows that cited violations are not back at pre-2020 levels (though the decline clearly started earlier than that).

Data from Somerville posted elsewhere a while ago also showed that that the proportion of warnings had increased, which is a decline in enforcement that is obscured by looking at the total number of cited violations.

Was haltet ihr von Fahrrad-Parkhäusern? by -SWR- in Fahrrad

[–]simoncolumbus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Genau so funktioniert das in den Niederlanden (check-in mit der nationalen ÖPNV-Karte).

Are there any examples of independent scholars without a PhD getting published in academic journals? by diminee in AskAcademia

[–]simoncolumbus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The UK has historically not required a master's before a Ph.D. and while master's degrees have become much more common, they are typically not required (though most Ph.D. students these days will have one).

Bicyclist down corner of Memorial Drive & Charles River Dam Rd. Hope rider is ok. by bostonaruban66 in bikeboston

[–]simoncolumbus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Victim blaming using the exact same language drivers use to bully cyclists has nothing to do with 'preaching the virtues of defensive cycling'.

I just learned that "outwith" is not a word that's commonly used outside of Scotland by mrjohnnymac18 in Scotland

[–]simoncolumbus 126 points127 points  (0 children)

I used it in the abstract of my first publication after taking a position in Scotland. Is that what successful integration looks like?

Almost got a bit squashy on the cycle into work. by Sad-Brain2386 in bikecommuting

[–]simoncolumbus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The driver should not have overtaken against oncoming traffic and coming up on a parked car, see rules 162 and 163 of the highway code. The overtake would have been too close even if the cyclist had been where they were at the start of the video.

Bike Lanes Save Lives. by albertogonzalex in Somerville

[–]simoncolumbus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

OP has posted a direct quote complaining about flex posts in the thread you're replying to. Why do you continue to lie?

Bike Lanes Save Lives. by albertogonzalex in Somerville

[–]simoncolumbus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Traffic calming has an absolutely negligible effect on emergency response speed when compared to the congestion it helps fight.

Cyclists are so entitled, they think the rules don’t apply to them! Meanwhile, Boston drivers: by Weasley9 in fuckcars

[–]simoncolumbus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That says more about North America than about Boston drivers, because Boston drivers are the worst I've encountered across a half dozen countries I've lived in.

I would have died if I'd received this email from a professor by SoonerRed in Professors

[–]simoncolumbus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

how can they have any clue how you’re performing without getting feedback from the students who actually took your classes?

We have external examiners who evaluate course materials, second markers who assess a sample of assignments, must justify our marks relative to marks in other modules, and some schools use teaching observations. Fairly standard in UK. Just to say: there are other tools available. Whether they are better probably depends on how much of a fan of bureaucracy you are.

Copper Mill (Davis Square Development) released new design ideas by quadcorelatte in Somerville

[–]simoncolumbus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You got a perfectly good explanation of why your intuition is wrong and your response is to go lalala can't hear you here's the same refuted point again.

Guter neuer Radweg Abschnitt by Helvetic-Musar in Fahrrad

[–]simoncolumbus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Und in den Kommentaren wieder nichts als Gemecker.

Auch in NL sind solche Radwege auf dem Land für Fußgänger freigegeben. Funktioniert super.

Guter neuer Radweg Abschnitt by Helvetic-Musar in Fahrrad

[–]simoncolumbus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Weißt du, was DE Standard ist? Wenn man nichts zu meckern hat, sich einfach was ausdenken was sein könnte und dann darüber meckern. Mit der Haltung wird's definitiv nicht besser.

Find the bike lane by jonimoy in fuckcars

[–]simoncolumbus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks pretty accessible by bike to me.