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by zip1234 5y ago
And yet we have gps controlled speed for e-scooters but none for cars...
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by zip1234 5y ago
Blame for killing almost never falls on drivers. Look at news headlines--"Car runs over person" and not "Driver runs over person" and you can see how this is viewed. There is a term to describe this--"windshield bia
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by zip1234 5y ago
Not in the US. See https://usa.streetsblog.org/2020/04/28/vehicle-safety-standa...
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by zip1234 5y ago
The Mach-E is a great vehicle. The only thing that may hold it back is high price tag, but tax credits will help.
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by zip1234 5y ago
Trucks are more dangerous to pedestrians because of the higher and flatter front--means people end up underneath rather than above if they are struck. I understand why they kept the look the same and why they used that space but in the futu
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by zip1234 5y ago
In cities we should be encouraging e-bikes more in my opinion. They take up much less space than cars, are quieter, cheaper, and healthier. Even electric cars make almost the same amount of noise at speed as ICE cars and still emit dust fro
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by zip1234 5y ago
Also, IC cars leak chemicals like oil and gasoline into the environment. If the diesel engine is out of tune it may also not be burning as efficiently as expected.
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by zip1234 5y ago
Why does Apple still sell Beats by Dre if they are taking a stand against misogyny?
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by zip1234 5y ago
I didn't see it as defending sexism. It was more pointing out the hypocrisy of Apple for firing Martinez while selling and promoting 'Beats by Dre'. In both cases the creative works were well-known before the hire/acquis
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by zip1234 5y ago
The company provided life insurance policies are usually group policies that will cover people regardless of condition--which is why they are so low in value.
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by zip1234 5y ago
I'm with you on removing tax incentives like that, but do not think requiring affordable housing is very useful. I have a friend that lived in a rent controlled unit that did not have hot water for almost an entire year. Requiring &#x2
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by zip1234 5y ago
That combined with zoning and other land use restrictions preventing larger buildings that can have more housing.
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by zip1234 5y ago
California is not unique in capping property tax increases in that way. Other states do it. California has a uniquely bad law though since the capped prices can be passed on to family. I agree that LVT is not the only way to fix those issue
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by zip1234 5y ago
America has laws (zoning) that almost require a car. Thus people drive and then more car centric areas are built which requires more driving and more cars. It is a loop that reinforces itself. Most Americans do not have a choice of car owne
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by zip1234 5y ago
Property tax itself is not the issue. The issue is caps on property tax increases that are meant to protect those poor fixed income people. Essentially, people do not make any change that would require the property to be reassessed, which m
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by zip1234 5y ago
California's property tax system is completely messed up to prevent that person from ever having to move or be impacted in any way. Why does that person get to be exempt from change when everyone else has to deal with it?
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by zip1234 5y ago
Newer cars have higher insurance as well. I don't see how car insurance can cost only $12/mo. What does that cover?
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by zip1234 5y ago
Have you seen the Mustang Mach E? I suspect it will be a popular vehicle partly because it is designed to look like a nice crossover SUV.
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by zip1234 5y ago
Or we could just allow construction of more housing in cities?
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by zip1234 5y ago
Exactly this--I have a bike rack and saddle bags for the ebike. I will get groceries with it. With my regular peddle bike I took it out way less. It is replacing car trips for me now.
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by zip1234 5y ago
Here is an image that shows you what California's property tax system has done: https://twitter.com/nextdoorsv/status/1265719788875272192 Keep in mind that the tax break can be passed on to children when the
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by zip1234 5y ago
Governments should definitely think this through. A good example of the tragedy of the commons and QOL is driving/private automobiles. Once you get enough of them around, QOL goes way down. Who wants to live next to a 5 lane road with
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by zip1234 5y ago
Every place changes regardless of people trying to preserve them in amber. The 'forced out of your lifelong' home thing is tough but I haven't seen any good solutions to it. California absolutely messed up their state with th
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by zip1234 5y ago
The view that a home is an investment is poisonous to the housing supply. It makes people of all political affiliations into raging NIMBYs. Why would they want to change anything or allow any new construction in their area if it might negat
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by zip1234 6y ago
An HSA doesn't mean that you don't have preventative care. I have a high deductible plan plus HSA and there are things like annual checkups covered without going into deductible.
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by zip1234 6y ago
My understanding: Most IP cameras only have an RTSP stream, which would need to be proxied expensively by some server if you want to view it over the internet or be exposed directly to the internet. WebRTC would allow the server to help neg
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by zip1234 6y ago
Step 1: stop subsidizing car travel. Make automobile owners pay their way--to include negative externalities such as noise and pollution.
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by zip1234 6y ago
Nice blog post. It really does come down to just how big cars are and how much space they take up. A car in motion takes up a ridiculous amount of space factoring in stopping distance.
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by zip1234 6y ago
Community board meetings in general are a problem that nobody has found a great solution to. Oddly enough, the pandemic has caused most of these to go virtual, which has nerfed a lot of the power of the highly motivated old people with too
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by zip1234 6y ago
I routinely take my ebike to the pharmacy, get takeout, even some groceries. I have cheap pannier bags that can hold a couple bags of groceries: https://banjobrothers.com/products/market-pannier

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