In this specific case, society could have built a more fair transportation system, such as safe public transit, effectively providing an altnative to uber and a way to avoid agreeing to the terms.

Yea I'm not too keen on giving authorization to hit pedestrians. If I feel threatened in my car, I am not allowed to run over the person so why should a driverless car gain that right? And if the panic button is going to call the police, how is that any different from the passenger using their phone to contact police? Seems like extra steps of middlemen and confusion when the passenger could just call once they feel the need.

I could defintely see a case for some extra safety features that help keep the doors locked and shut, maybe thicker windows too if needed to prevent robberies/assaults.

We took so much pride in stopping the nazis yet we weren't any better back home.

Protected by plastic bollards sounds like a false term/advertising. The folding plastic bollards wouldn't even stop a wheelbarrow, let alone a car. The bollards are about as effective at protecting as paint is. These bollards do however make the lane more visible. A better term might be something like "a bike lane designated by plastic bollards."

Or slow down to drive closer to the bollards more safely. But to be honest, our wide lanes have corrupted drivers, many don't feel comfortable or competent at all navigating their cars in tight spaces. I still know people who avoid revsering at all costs because they don't really know how to. Some of the driving i see in tighter areas like parking lots makes me question how the hell the driver even got a lisence.

Most people ive met who are quite resistant to change refuse to even ride a bike, sometimes sayings things like "it isn't safe" but won't really acknowledge that it being unsafe is the exact points we are trying to make and fix.

If at any point you need 5 additonal lanes, you don't need lanes, you need different infrastructure

I wish this was my cat. I swear if I am home she is no more than 3 feet away from me. Small dog energy in a cat's body.

What bothers me is some of my friends heard about plastic recycling being fake and immediately assume all recycling is fake. So now they don't even try to recycle normal cardboards, papers, and metals because "recycling is a myth".

They would have all the same options a homosexual couple has

Or maybe a marriage only gets the tax break if they prove they are raising a child. Otherwise straight childless marriages still benefit from the tax break while childless gay marriages do not. If more kids are the goal, make kids the deciding factor for the tax break.

I think drunk drivers make it unsafe for every pedestrian regardless of their soberity. I see kids, adults, and seniors all crossing a busy intersections in a relatively small town every morning. Nearly every day i see a near miss fron a driver turning right on red and nearly hitting a very visibile pedestrian crossing in the crosswalk while they have the right to cross. And most of these drivers arent even drunk or impaired, many of them are texting though.

Most often, the driver is looking up the road to ensure the traffic lanes are clear but many forget to also ensure the crosswalk is clear. What really bothers me is when most drivers almost hit someone, including seniors or children, they honk and throw their hands up as if that pedestrian is the asshole. At least the honk might give someone just enough time to avoid being hit.

I think drunk drivers make it unsafe for every pedestrian regardless of their soberity. I see kids, adults, and seniors all crossing a busy intersections in a relatively small town every morning. Nearly every day i see a near miss fron a driver turning right on red and nearly hitting a very visibile pedestrian crossing in the crosswalk while they have the right to cross. And most of these drivers arent even drunk or impaired, many of them are texting though.

Most often, the driver is looking up the road to ensure the traffic lanes are clear but many forget to also ensure the crosswalk is clear. What really bothers me is when most drivers almost hit someone, including seniors or children, they honk and throw their hands up as if that pedestrian is the asshole. At least the honk might give someone just enough time to avoid being hit.

This doesn't help the people already stuck. On these drugs, homeless, and dealing with the mental health issues that come with that is a huge burden, even if we fixed the issuess that push people into these addictions, they may not be able to get out of these situations on their own. Things like getting housed or employed become increasingly difficult when homeless and addicted. Ideally these involuntary treatments include housing treated people and assisting them in getting their own housing and employment.

Most people i know that prefer bottled water prefer it because of the chlorine taste in their city tap water. Most bottled water goes through several processess including softening or reverse osmosis which can impact the taste quite a bit. They often remineralize the bottled water and add flouride as well. They do make undersink reverse osmosis systems for people who have taste or odor concerns from their tap water, essentially getting a similar quality to bottled out of a tap.

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Compared to a proper bike lane, that is not a safe option. What happens if a distracted driver rear ends you?

Intended for all users but designed quite specifically for one type of user. I can make a product designed to clean glass, it can clean other things but its intended purpose is to clean glass, this doesn't change it from glass cleaner to an all-purpose cleaner. "General lanes" are designed for cars and the vast difference of needs between different transport types means we should do more at building and seperating specific lanes.

You will be tailgated, honked at, rolled coal, maybe even hit by a mirror on an agressive pass by a truck if caught doing that in my area. I barely even feel safe walking on the sidewalk as most people don't look for pedestrians at intersections or entrances. Yes the lanes are meant for everyone, but the nature of a car or truck means they can easily take more than their fair share of the lane if they want.

I hate blue or other bright colors on a dashboard. Red is by far the best color for driving at night. I'm very lucky that both my car and work van have orange or red for the majority of dash lighting. Im also lucky that neither one has touchscreen only settings.