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Hard News: Review: Lana Del Rey, 'Born…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
derive, she said…
How does the old joke go...
Maths and alcohol don't mix: Don't Drink and Derive! ;-)
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Hard News: Staying Alive, in reply to Russell Brown,
Oh whoops, I was too squeamish to read the details closely.
I do strongly subscribe to the defensive riding philosophy, especially in riding past parked cars.
I totally agree, and I ride very defensively myself. But how much reaction time do you usually get when someone opens a door in your path? If you're in a tight space with parked cars on one side and traffic on the other your only option is to brake hard and hope to stop in time.
In the days before car headrests were usual it was much easier to see which cars were occupied and which weren't. But now it can be bloody difficult until you are really close. And on a busy city street there's no room to go around an opening door.
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Hard News: Crowds and Communities: an…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
I see boingboing has a new knitted dalek...
Oddly disturbing!
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Hard News: Staying Alive, in reply to Yamis,
When I am riding along the road and past parked cars I treat every door as one about to open. People talk about defensive driving but defensive riding is far more important
But the cyclist in this case did avoid the door...and was thereby run over by a truck. Evasive manoeuvres only work if there's somewhere safe to go.
To trasform Auckland into some kind of cycling oasis would cost about 20 squizilliontrillion dollars
It would be great if someone worked out some figures. Roads do need to be renewed from time to time, and it would be great if better cycling facilities were automatically incorporated.
Here in Chch with our roads needing work anyway we're in the perfect position to put in some of this cycling infrastructure and show the rest of NZ how great it can be. :-)
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Hard News: Review: Lana Del Rey, 'Born…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
That's Motivation
Jeepers! Well OK I'll keep the place clean if it'll prevent nuclear war....
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Hard News: Staying Alive, in reply to Bart Janssen,
That'll work in New Zealand.
Cycling in the Netherlands wasn't always this way. After WW2 the roads were increasingly dominated by cars and many, many cyclists were killed. They've built the infrastructure and the behaviour from scratch. So, surely, could we.
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Hard News: Staying Alive, in reply to Chris Waugh,
Youtube is blocked.
Oh! Well here is a screen capture to give you the idea. The cyclists don't stop or pause, or even signal, they just go. The motorists give way.
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Hard News: Staying Alive, in reply to Chris Waugh,
a video on well-designed roundabouts in, I believe, the Netherlands. No barriers, no controls, just roundabouts set up so that it’s clear to all road users that it’s a shared space,
here’s one:
See how the cyclists whizz on through and the motorists politely give way!
Compare and contrast with this NY solution! Or lack of solution.
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BTW anyone who thinks LDR’s persona is contrived or silly should watch the new Madonna video. If that sounds like a punishment, it is.
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Hard News: Review: Lana Del Rey, 'Born…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
a house on the hill will do!
I'm moving to a house on the hill on Wednesday. White Zone FTW! I hope. :-)
