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2026-07-27 01:12 UTC

@ned@beige.party @Lstn2urmama4@zeroes.ca in "Life After Cars" the authors talk about how often cyclists vs drivers break the law. I don't remember exactly but I think I remember it being pretty equal. There was a ted talk a long time ago where the mayor of Bogata Columbia took traffic lanes and made them dedicated bus lanes, made dedicated cycling and ped infrastructure. The drivers got so mad because they felt entitled to drive their cars. And the mayor was like no. This is democracy in action. It makes sense.

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@fullywoolly@mastodon.social 2026-07-27 03:37

@ned@beige.party @Lstn2urmama4@zeroes.ca https://www.ted.com/talks/enrique_penalosa_why_buses_represent_democracy_in_action this guy is really a leader before his time... Such a good talk

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@ned@beige.party 2026-07-27 03:43

@fullywoolly@mastodon.social @Lstn2urmama4@zeroes.ca Yeah, the equal amounts of law breakage was when they self-identified. So when you add how many motorists aren't aware of breaking laws, that number explodes. Plus the motives and the way the laws are broken are vitally important. A cyclist not stopping at a stop sign because it's his turn, he's moving slow enough to see everything, and stopping would put him dangerously into the mix with cars as well as take away his momentum to maneuver away, is nowhere near comparable to a motorist running a stop, accelerating through at dangerous speeds that could take out a slow-moving pedestrian they "didn't see", just because he thinks it will save him a second. That reasoning was also indicated in the study.

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