mrialena

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It's a well know fact that car companies (especially American ones) lobbied their governments to create car infrastructure. So why don't bike companies do the same for bike infrastructure? in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] mrialena@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@rockSlayer I see later in the thread that you've talked about thoughtful infrastructure, which I starred. Unfortunately, that wasn't in my notifications, which is what I replied to.

It's a well know fact that car companies (especially American ones) lobbied their governments to create car infrastructure. So why don't bike companies do the same for bike infrastructure? in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] mrialena@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

@rockSlayer why do you assume "active travel" is only bikes? what about walkable communities? what if I like to roller skate? why can't we collaborate in each community on how we want to get around and what the rules are?

It's a well know fact that car companies (especially American ones) lobbied their governments to create car infrastructure. So why don't bike companies do the same for bike infrastructure? in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] mrialena@mastodon.social 40 points 10 months ago (9 children)

@SpiceDealer my guess is the bike companies don't have as much profit for lobbying, but I like the direction of this. I'd love to see a grassroots movement demanding infrastructure for active travel.

Why Are American Drivers So Deadly? After decades of declining fatality rates, dangerous driving has surged again. in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] mrialena@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@dmrzl @silence7 I think they're largely interchangeable, like "lethal crash" and "deadly crash". Perhaps the use of deadly here was for alliteration: deadly drivers.

Any recommendations for [#urbanplanning](https://sfba.social/tags/urbanplanning) books for smart, interested 15-year-old? / [@notjustbikes](https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes) [@fuckcars](h in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] mrialena@mastodon.social 0 points 11 months ago

@peterme @notjustbikes @fuckcars

I'm far from 15, but I've enjoyed what I've read of Happy City.

https://happycities.com/the-book