Post AJ7VtwTYHykYzMxCE4 by stux@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #AJ6x5ZZzkFzn3bmI2C by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T14:22:51Z
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Made a quick video from my run to the store! Here you can see the 3 types of bicycle ‘roads’ we have.separate on same road as cars but with colorsame road as cars on smoller roads
(DIR) Post #AJ6xIxV47XDx0fr4aG by Jain@blob.cat
2022-05-04T14:25:28.485486Z
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@stux the signs on the ground look way more complex at your place
(DIR) Post #AJ6xNifCi3cMRXrpqK by Nimgimli@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T14:26:05Z
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@stux I love how clean and well-maintained your roads are! Looks like a nice place to live.
(DIR) Post #AJ6xTLpCXJz5LcEFNY by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T14:27:02Z
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@Nimgimli aah yes! Big part is all new! But indeed, overall stuff is very clean 👌🏻♥️
(DIR) Post #AJ6xjn3d3NzsRRoeq8 by Bluedepth@mastodon.technology
2022-05-04T14:30:06Z
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@stux Designed almost to want to avoid vehicular manslaughter! Wow! That's so nice! We have "bike lanes" but they are mostly just ways to be smashed from rampaging motorist bumper to rampaging motorist bumper. Ooof. That's downright humane, what you have there. :) We've got something like that, but only in fits and starts, connecting things you don't really care about but someone did so they paved it and shrugged. LOL.
(DIR) Post #AJ6xsjrQJD0N8JNFMu by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T14:31:44Z
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@Bluedepth haha ohh yeah! The law even says: when a car hits a pedestrian or biker or vice versa, the car is ALWAYS ‘wrong’ and to blame 👌🏻♥️ since you need a drivers license for such a murder machine it also comes with responsibilities attached like it should 😻
(DIR) Post #AJ6xzFP1wuLKhFCHCa by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T14:32:56Z
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@Jain ohh it’s just for the ‘extra’! Most signs are also on the side of the road♥️👌🏻 although personally I find the ones like these much more clear! It’s literally on the road what’s its meant for haha! With multiple roads sometimes it’s a puzzle
(DIR) Post #AJ6y9LEN8Rm9fT1bV2 by Bluedepth@mastodon.technology
2022-05-04T14:34:36Z
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@stux If you ever visit, and hop on a bike, please remember that nobody here, in the good ol' USA understands the rules of the road when it comes to bicycles and cars. Bicyclists going the wrong way, sailing through red lights, passing stop signs, cars honking and throwing gravel at bikes, leaving maybe an inch and laughing with a middle finger and unpleasant screaming words. The only real meaningful bicyclist experience around here is the Kal-Haven Trail. It's about 50 miles from here to South Haven. +
(DIR) Post #AJ6yVaMBZsP4x2HodE by Bluedepth@mastodon.technology
2022-05-04T14:36:12Z
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@stux + And the only reason it exists is because it was an old railroad bed that had the rails pulled out and it was paved. It was an afterthought that got "rediscovered" and then slathered with marketing. So you can enjoy it, and get to the lake, and not interact very much with automobiles. Someday I will have the physical capacity to dare it. LOL.
(DIR) Post #AJ6yVayTHX1ormCOJ6 by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T14:38:42Z
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@Bluedepth to oh ueah.. I’ve heard the stories and even felt this one up close with the passing of @pla (Patrick) a while back..This and the whole stupid gun thing is one of the things making me a bit cautious to move to the US rapidly
(DIR) Post #AJ6ymdwZUkYkzyRIau by Bluedepth@mastodon.technology
2022-05-04T14:41:48Z
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@stux @pla Those aren't stray bullets! Those are spicy mosquitoes! It's not a gaping gunshot wound, it's Flamin Hot Cheeto Malaria! ;) Although that rarely ever happens in a town as tiny and forgettable as Kalamazoo. Mostly life just goes on, in its own quiet little way, unaffected by the world and well, reality? Americans mostly don't really care so much about reality, we rarely ever come into contact with it. ;)
(DIR) Post #AJ70Ww6IQ7gCaOcrtA by AutisticGoblin@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T14:59:45Z
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@stux some probvinces actually care and set up bike lanes and multipurpose paths that connect the whole city, other provinces have pot holes that can swallow a bike and motorists that think red lights are suggestions. The latter also technically has paths but they lead to absolutely nowhere useful. It actually reminds me of playing Frogger…
(DIR) Post #AJ70nHtb9c1WoeU2sK by xinit@mastodon.online
2022-05-04T15:04:18Z
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@stux Only guns and bikes give you pause on moving to the USA? There's a lot more, but those are two big ones, sure.
(DIR) Post #AJ72SiQbVoK6vpEwWu by jomel@mastodon.social
2022-05-04T15:23:00Z
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@stux how I wish we have the same roads here in our country. :sadness:
(DIR) Post #AJ74VLHAFQhPu4ClJA by ranx@mastodon.social
2022-05-04T15:45:51Z
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@stux no soundtrack next time, it's better to hear the power of pedals! 🦵🏻🦵🏻
(DIR) Post #AJ75Tpu9V24QGvHqi0 by varpness@friendsend.org
2022-05-04T15:56:44Z
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@stux That's awesome. In Olympia, Washington, USA they have bike trails all over the city, many of which are not even next to roads, similar to how trains may run parallel to roads but normally not touching them.
(DIR) Post #AJ7VicCFLVn6uPSSn2 by NJohnM@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T20:50:50Z
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@stux eyes on the road, sir!
(DIR) Post #AJ7VtwTYHykYzMxCE4 by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T20:52:53Z
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@NJohnM I do :blobcatgiggle: it's just hands-off haha