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by awjr 9y ago
What's interesting about these concept cars, is that they sometimes get built if they generate enough interest. I believe this is how the new VW Beetle came about, and I suspect what nudged BMW to bring out the new mini. One that is in
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Electric bike trials in Australia see 50% purchase and change transport habits(cyclingindustry.news)
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Program approved to give free bus passes to Downtown workers(dispatch.com)
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by awjr 9y ago
Public Highways England released IAN 195 www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/ha/standards/ians/pdfs/ian195.pdf This gives a speed profile/volume of traffic recommended infrastructure matrix from sharing (20mph <
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by awjr 9y ago
Tell that to a parent who has to make a decision if their 8 year old should cycle to school by taking the lane. This is the fundamental problem with this thinking. "I can do it, why can't you?" The evidence is that is you wan
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by awjr 9y ago
I'm beginning to recognise that you are a Vehicular Cyclist and probably fight against protected cycle lanes as this 'forces' you to use them. I've seen this argument a lot and only seems to be prevalent within the USA.
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by awjr 9y ago
I think the idea that people 'believe' that segregated cycle lanes are needed vs the last 30+ years of promoting Vehicular Cycling with little to no growth in cycling, and achieving double digit yearly growth once they started bui
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by awjr 9y ago
The study looked at modes of everyday travel to work and was looking specifically at which mode had health benefits. Cycling was the only one that gave significant benefits. Your argument about not cycling in high summer is the same one peo
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by awjr 9y ago
Ok, I think I'm seeing where you are coming from. Vehicular Cycling and the approach of having bikes share the space with other road vehicles is something that has now been pretty much debunked as a way of developing mass cycling. The
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by awjr 9y ago
I think you're looking at this oddly. Lot's of kids cycle, but how many cycle to school? In Bath UK, a city that can be cycled end to end in 25 minutes, it's 1%. What this is about is giving people travel choices. You should
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by awjr 9y ago
Denmark just worked out it stopped 55,000 sick days and where able to persuade 34% of car drivers that tried an eBike to switch to an eBike. https://cyclingindustry.news/danish-study-outlines-economic-... Cycling can reduce
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Danish study outlines economic savings made by building a safe cycling network(cyclingindustry.news)
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by awjr 9y ago
TBH the approach Muzmatch seems to be based on seems rather interesting. -: Completely privacy (nickname and pictures hidden), particularly from family. (Family shame) -: GPS validation, selfie verification etc. (Anti-catfishing) -: Walis,
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Barcelona Bans Cars and Boosts Tech(wsj.com)
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by awjr 9y ago
The argument fails to a certain degree. I own a 10 year old 3L Diesel Jeep (tow horses at the weekends). Given the lifecycle of the average car, we're not talking about eradicating diesels the moment the EVs go on sale, but 15+ years b
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by awjr 9y ago
I'm going to suggest this could be illegal in many countries.
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Tesla car doors have a mind of their own(systemicfailure.wordpress.com)
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The Triumphs and Blunders That Have Led to Tesla’s Model 3(wired.com)
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Edward Way's Photos Capture Japan's Vending Machines Hiding in Plain Sight(citylab.com)
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Bridge over river: Tongji University unveils China’s First 3D printed bridges(blog.adafruit.com)
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by awjr 9y ago
I'm going propose that the HN crowd is self-selecting to a point. If you are still involved in software, you will be on HN. If you are now a gardener or shop keeper, you are unlikely to be reading HN. But as somebody that has been sitt
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by awjr 9y ago
Unsure if you've seen Samsung's Artik platform. I think this is what you are looking for https://www.artik.io/ I was working in this space, but never got on to their beta program.
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World's first floating wind farm emerges off coast of Scotland(bbc.co.uk)
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by awjr 9y ago
I was contract working in London, commuting from Glastonbury and that was a good 2.5 hours+ each way. I moved to Bath and cut the commute to only 1.5 hours :D I was lucky. I had an innate ability to sleep anywhere. BUT my key requirement wi
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by awjr 9y ago
Agreed, one of the most impressive games I have played is Terra Mystica, but only within our group when we are looking for something heavy. Phenomenal game mechanics.
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by awjr 9y ago
One of the more interesting games that, in the UK, had pretty much gone no where, was "Settlers of Catan". Then, around 1998 IIRC, it got a 10/10 in a gaming magazine and I think this, very much, spawned the revival of German
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by awjr 9y ago
This reminded me of this Mitchell and Webb strip "Working from home" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co_DNpTMKXk The premise is that you could end up 'celebrating' your business away and learning how to
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Road tax proposal based on distance, weight and emissions wins £250k Wolfson prize(road.cc)
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by awjr 9y ago
These days in the UK you simply touch your card to the reader, no PIN, no signature. It is definitely quicker than cash. Only works for under £30, above that value you have to put your PIN in.
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by awjr 9y ago
TBH this is pretty much how most freelance work is these days. However tying the end of a contract to the delivery deadline is usually hard to achieve. My last contract was an initial 2 months that eventually lasted 7 months but I agreed in

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