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by occz 4y ago
>Doing that would also price out all EVs, because they are all heavy because of batteries. They are slightly more heavy, but I'm not convinced it's all because of batteries. Fwiw, there are plenty of EVs that are much, much lig
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by occz 4y ago
Vehicle tax should arguably be relative to the amount of road tear caused by said vehicle, aka weight to the fourth power. This would immediately price these travesties out of existence, over night.
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by occz 4y ago
U.S roads are designed in a fundamentally unsafe way (stroads in particular). In particular, the design speed of these roads are generally too high for their intended use, leading to high-speed collisions. However, on account of the ineffic
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by occz 4y ago
I agree. Note how I didn't use residential only-zones, instead opting for residential zones, which can and should be mixed-use. This is not to say that there are some incompatible land uses to be considered - industrial uses can broadl
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by occz 4y ago
Zoning laws broadly are probably still in effect, right? I doubt you could build something industrial in residential zones. It's just the bad parts of zoning that are disabled, if I understood the article correctly. Excellent developme
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by occz 4y ago
People have a preference for meat post huge subsidies, which essentially makes the preference mean nothing whatsoever. If people prefer meat when it's not subsidised, then sure, what the hell, let them have it.
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by occz 4y ago
Underfloor heating works a bit on this principle, with more even heat distribution from the heat source.
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by occz 4y ago
You can just hand out a token to people when they become customers/have them buy one for an insignificant amount of money and you'll get more or less exactly the same effect.
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by occz 4y ago
I got a pair as well which I use for exercise, and to listen to podcasts when cycling somewhere for transport. A very good buy.
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by occz 4y ago
If you want to do code sharing on mobile between android and iOS, Kotlin Native is probably the most viable technology on the market. Doing some MVVM-style solution where you share the model and view-model layers is probably the type of arc
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by occz 4y ago
It works on beta as well.
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by occz 4y ago
>Housing First does not work for the mentally ill, drug addicted, or other causes of homelessness This claim seems a bit far-fetched - "non-economically homeless" probably would be simpler to help with their underlying issues i
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by occz 4y ago
Luckily, that already exists in driverless trains.
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by occz 4y ago
I believe cities that have attempted some form of bicycle registration system has had good success with reducing bicycle theft, but that does require the local police to actually give a damn about bicycles, which is very uncommon.
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by occz 4y ago
>But a hugely important factor are well designed bike racks. My favorite is the steel loop that comes up from the ground, like a long U. I believe they are called Sheffield Racks.
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by occz 4y ago
Last mile distribution does not require extremely large trucks to be feasible.
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by occz 4y ago
People don't follow speed limits, regardless of how literate they are. Relevant Not Just Bikes-video on the subject: https://youtu.be/bglWCuCMSWc
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by occz 4y ago
This is true, and the reason why most roads should be heavily narrowed to have their design speed match their speed limit. Speed limits get automatically complied with when it feels unsafe for the driver to exceed them, and all places where
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by occz 4y ago
This is an entirely ridiculous take - bicycling is just as active a form of transportation as walking is. The only mode of transportation that needs to be discouraged from an activity-perspective is car travel.
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by occz 4y ago
Thermal clothing is probably going to be your highest ROI if you're unironically looking for methods to keep warm this winter while spending less.
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by occz 4y ago
HSR beats flying every time in medium-distances, which is where anyone is really pushing to build it.
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by occz 4y ago
>Approachability is not a feature here. This is powered vehicles we're talking about: a danger to both the rider and pedestrians. They should observe regulations for powered vehicles, period. If they are not safe, they should be ban
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by occz 4y ago
>Small EVs and their riders are a city menace. They hardly ever use roads--though they are allowed to, just like bicyclists are--and instead roam the sidewalks, expecting pedestrians to get out of the way and getting angry if they don&#x
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by occz 4y ago
Incentive Stock Options, I assume.
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by occz 4y ago
Personally, I believe that the fascination stems from an appreciation of simplicity. Low-tech solutions are generally simpler than high-tech solutions, and as I've matured as a software engineer, my appreciation for simplicity has only
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by occz 4y ago
The bicyclists were quite likely killed by car drivers.
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by occz 4y ago
You're comparing brand new cargo bikes to used cars. The real comparision would be a new cargo bike (2-5k) vs a new car (>40k). You're making the assumption that the cargo bike seats only one person, when a parent could easily
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by occz 4y ago
Bicycle infrastructure accomodates far more people per area of infrastructure, as cars scale really poorly while bicycles scale really well. My point about maintenance also still stands.
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by occz 4y ago
Indeed.
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by occz 4y ago
>I'm not sure how much of this is true. I'll admit to this not being an opinion I hold based on any kind of scientific observation, this does seem to be an opinion I have anecdotally observed among rural- and suburban-populatio

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