Post AcfzFrAsb6yRqIQs2S by kentborg@social.tchncs.de
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(DIR) Post #AcbrsjG4O5UsJp2rOS by stux@mstdn.social
2023-12-08T19:50:27Z
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w000t! :blobcheerwitch: As of today (past night) cars are only allowed to drive at max of 30 kilometers per hour within the city of Amsterdam(many places it's a lot lower!)It's a new rule to give people walking and on bikes a more safer feeling :blobcathearts: Glad to see infrastructure change in gain for the human and not the car
(DIR) Post #Acbs2wrAgSIBOCGvbc by FallsMom@mastodon.coffee
2023-12-08T19:52:24Z
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@stux Nice to hear, Amsterdam is on my list of places to visit someday! 🌷 🇳🇱
(DIR) Post #Acbs5j7mCDm3fVMcMq by mialikescoffee@social.tchncs.de
2023-12-08T19:52:53Z
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@stux It was also widely reported in the German media. Really cool! :ablobcatrave: But it will probably never happen in German cities. 😕
(DIR) Post #Acbs63vmpzf4COuq5w by Dianora@ottawa.place
2023-12-08T19:52:54Z
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@stux Now if we could only get drivers to stick to the posted 40km in our neighbourhood. There is one straight-away where we have a radar sign and cars are regularly going over 50...
(DIR) Post #AcbsDLPUFWOYR7HQVE by Markatt07@mastodonsweden.se
2023-12-08T19:54:11Z
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@stux That is really nice!
(DIR) Post #AcbsKT3oChgQBsXM4u by punkhaiku@mastodon.world
2023-12-08T19:55:34Z
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@stux Just as it should be :blobcatjustright:
(DIR) Post #AcbsTu5p4DtIdWyiw4 by georgebaily@mastodon.social
2023-12-08T19:57:16Z
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@stux next do speed limits on the bikes!
(DIR) Post #Acbsbv9uzHTYG9iVou by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2023-12-08T19:58:44Z
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@stux nice!i will say that i found the cyclists more terrifying in amsterdam than the cars during rush hour. :)
(DIR) Post #AcbtP8HB0V8H8BZtDc by TomEtty@mastodon.social
2023-12-08T20:07:31Z
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@stux Not just a safer feeling; It will actually prevent a decent amount of accidents, and reduce the severity of damage in those accidents that still occur. It will also reduce emissions and fuel consumption.
(DIR) Post #AcbtY3zcIkGOS9cglM by stux@mstdn.social
2023-12-08T20:09:13Z
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@TomEtty Indeed! 💪 I hope the last is also possible indeed, hopefully this new rule won't lead to traffic pile ups
(DIR) Post #AcbuNxztpyZKuuVLyS by ivor@social.ivor.org
2023-12-08T20:18:37Z
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@stux superb... whereas *we* have a numpty prime minister campaigning against them - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66965714 🙄🤦♂️
(DIR) Post #Acbv6x9vnglhLfeFJw by 47363@mastodon.social
2023-12-08T20:26:44Z
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@stux Congratulations Amsterdam!
(DIR) Post #Acc0XpeEKp6HdsSMFc by teajaygrey@rap.social
2023-12-08T21:27:36Z
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@stux don't get me wrong, Amsterdam seemed neat for its drug and sex tourism catering, but I couldn't get enough of how walkable it was! I loved being able to not have to worry about looking for cars in the old town center.I've done some research and found other urban environments claiming to be similarly car free but have not yet visited them to see how they compare.
(DIR) Post #Acc1ffW7z5QgUdy1mC by hfinyow@mstdn.ca
2023-12-08T21:40:05Z
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@stux sure makes it easier for bikes to attain NCV (near-car velocity), although from what I remember of Amsterdam, most of the bikes are 1-speed
(DIR) Post #Acc4BF5jy9o3i7o9qa by Wabbit@mastodon.social
2023-12-08T22:08:18Z
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@stux It will not be actively enforced yet. That will come somewhere next year, according to local media. But it is a welcome measure to make streets safer.As a e-bicyclist myself, I also would like to have see law enforcement tackle illegally souped-up e-bikes that zoom around way above 25kph speeds within city limits.Some inbred half-wits even deliberately scare people by braking at high speeds next to pedestrians. Their bikes should be taken away from them along with a hefty fine.
(DIR) Post #Acc8AoJFwZj0SrBBOC by kinyutaka@mstdn.social
2023-12-08T22:53:07Z
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@stux They should do that here, but in Texas you can get shot for suggesting it.
(DIR) Post #AccQ5DNvbExLfhqWFk by Tedgarrison3@mstdn.social
2023-12-09T02:13:46Z
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@stux Having just finished reading a conversation where the word cats was frequently used, when I first read this, I read cats instead of cards, and thought - wow, Amsterdam is even odder than I thought...
(DIR) Post #AccUs09I01nacvW9dQ by Lightfighter@infosec.exchange
2023-12-09T03:07:26Z
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@stux I'm a bike rider, but, if I could only drive 30k or less in an area, I wouldn't drive there. Sounds like a good plan.
(DIR) Post #AcfzFrAsb6yRqIQs2S by kentborg@social.tchncs.de
2023-12-10T19:32:01Z
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@stux Not *as* good, but…Where I live the limit is 40 km/h (unless posted otherwise). A neighboring town (you might have heard of it, Boston, Massachusetts) is the same. A different neighboring town (Cambridge) is 32.This is in the U.S. of A., too. Odd, I know. We were such innovators in automobiles.