Posts by jessta@aus.social
(DIR) Post #AthiYmYAuTHdvcPjpw by jessta@aus.social
2025-05-03T03:10:27Z
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OH: "There's more people coming for sausages than votes"#ausVotes
(DIR) Post #Au0V9T4gZk9GsxSTrc by jessta@aus.social
2025-05-12T01:21:49Z
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A great video from Taitset about how buses really don't replace trains and how we should be doing more to avoid having rail replacement buses.#PublicTransport #melbournehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdwYdMF4nMs
(DIR) Post #Au0W9P7dN2ASa6N3aK by jessta@aus.social
2025-05-12T03:52:30Z
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"Just a moment of inattention, a moment's distraction, you go through a stop sign and you ruin your life and the lives of your family in a single blow."A great tag line for a car ad.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/trafalgar-crash-victoria-police-mothers-day/105280350
(DIR) Post #Au1v43tvXCnJKUT80e by jessta@aus.social
2025-05-12T13:53:38Z
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"She said the speed limit would not be reduced. "It's an arterial road," Ms Cheyne said. "The speed limit is contributing to how much traffic needs to pass through there.""I find it concerning that people that make decisions about road speed limits don't know that traffic speed doesn't change traffic throughput.A car lane at 100km/h doesn't move more cars per hour than a car lane at 40km/h.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/act-st-edmunds-students-hit-car-pedestrian-crossing-safety/105282384
(DIR) Post #Au2QcaHuiyhCCUd7c8 by jessta@aus.social
2025-05-13T01:35:33Z
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"Victoria lost over 24,000 rentals during 2024 — or 3.6 per cent of the state's entire rental stock — as an investor sell-off gained pace.""While investors put the sell-off down to unfriendly policy and tax settings from the Victorian government, the market shift has proven a boon for homebuyers.""There had been warnings that falling rental stocks would lead to higher rents. This had not occurred yet."....and fucking stay out!#VicPol #HousingCrisisAustralia #AusPolhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-13/rental-bonds-victoria-investor-selloff/105283014
(DIR) Post #Auk1AZpBVd6jUUcl8a by jessta@aus.social
2025-06-03T01:00:26Z
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/jun/02/bad-news-the-communist-albanese-government-is-introducing-a-new-superannuation-tax-on-the-rich
(DIR) Post #AuoSMTmzFWB5drKtRA by jessta@aus.social
2025-06-05T06:52:59Z
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The Community Bike Hub(https://communitybikehub.com.au/) in Footscray posted these stats about cycling in Australiahttps://www.facebook.com/1230718259060966/posts/1265070845625707#melbourne #bicycles
(DIR) Post #AuoSMUwwvxk1F30MbY by jessta@aus.social
2025-06-05T06:55:43Z
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Cycling contributes 900+ million in health and social benefit every year in Australia and we can't even get 5% of that to expand cycling infrastructure.
(DIR) Post #Av5DwGK7zTdAUyU7WK by jessta@aus.social
2025-06-09T12:40:26Z
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I still don't think anyone has explained the purpose of bike lanes to the people that are authorised to close them St Kilda Rd bike lane is closed heading south due to tram works on Domain Rd. The solution they came up with for the safety of people on bicycles during this closure is just to put them in to 50km/h traffic.I spoke to the traffic controllers putting out the signs and they didn't understand that this was a problem.#melbourne #bikelanes #bicycles
(DIR) Post #Av5DwQtwfADtIxJrjk by jessta@aus.social
2025-06-09T12:52:18Z
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The closure is 9pm to 7am, Sunday 8 June to Friday 13 June 2025 and then 9pm, Friday 13 June to 4am, Monday 16 June 2025 (24-hour works)So safe bicycle access on St Kilda Rd will be closed at night for 1 week and then 24hrs for a second week.The works notice doesn't actually mention that the St Kilda Rd bike lane will be closed that Domain Rd.https://yarratrams.com.au/projects/st-kilda-and-domain-roads-overhead-works-melbourne
(DIR) Post #AvFaNL0coql7QBHGu8 by jessta@aus.social
2025-06-18T08:20:35Z
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Looks like Lygon St speed limit has been reduced to 40km/h. This is important since the surrounding area will all be 30km/h once the Merri-bek 30km/h Brunswick trial starts.#melbourne #brunswick #ThanksFor30 https://www.reddit.com/r/melbourne/comments/1le61by/psa_lygon_street_at_carlton_north_linking/
(DIR) Post #AvFaNMJnx1h9TxG6RE by jessta@aus.social
2025-06-18T08:26:41Z
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Swanston St in Carlton is now 40km/h the whole way. This is great because it was really weird that there was a 50km/h section for like no reason.#melbourne
(DIR) Post #AvFaNNO5yYimnYH2lU by jessta@aus.social
2025-06-18T08:29:36Z
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Bowen Cres in Carlton North is also 40km/h, it was pretty weird that it was 50km/h since drivers have to give way to cyclists crossing on the Inner Circle Rail Trail#melbourne
(DIR) Post #AvFaNOD8ulYRLs9oKe by jessta@aus.social
2025-06-18T09:06:44Z
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Oh! and Chapel St in South Yarra is now 30km/h. That's a big win.#melbourne #ChapelSt #ThanksFor30 https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/revheads-in-retreat-as-chapel-street-speed-limit-slashed-to-30km-h-20250617-p5m80k.html
(DIR) Post #Aw8yQgyxYUXNZz2hNY by jessta@aus.social
2025-07-15T02:33:52Z
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Bikes are fast pedestrians not slow cars.https://youtube.com/shorts/KRX6myfnhuk
(DIR) Post #Ax7LFbG49aHZbDo4Ku by jessta@aus.social
2025-08-12T15:42:53Z
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A car does 10,000 times more damage to a road than a bicycle so dividing the $0.05/km road usage charge applied to cars by 10,000 we get a fair price for bicycle riders to pay for the wear and tear they do to the road at $0.000005/km) assuming my ~3000km/yr.Sometimes carbrains say stupid things like "cyclists don't pay for the roads", or "you can have bike lanes when you pay for the roads"My life time fair road usage charge would be something like $1.50.#bicycles #melbourne #RoadUsageTaxhttps://theconversation.com/stop-the-free-ride-all-motorists-should-pay-their-way-whatever-vehicle-they-drive-262950
(DIR) Post #AxwIP0QnXUqHTgZmfg by jessta@aus.social
2025-09-06T11:00:29Z
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Nice! Finally a sport all of Melbourne can get behind."Melbourne tram drivers Sally Burgess and Craig Maher have been training for the World Tramdriver Championship in Vienna.The competition combines eight activities, including precision stopping and speed control, as well as "tram bowling", which involves skittles.The event will get underway on September 13 and will be streamed online."#melbourne #trams #PublicTransporthttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-06/melbourne-tram-drivers-set-to-compete-in-world-championships/105743602
(DIR) Post #B0b1DULtwmiGC2qO2a by jessta@aus.social
2025-11-25T01:59:45Z
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WTF? Victoria police has made the entire Melbourne CBD a 'designated area' until June 2026.For the next 6 months anyone in the CBD can be randomly stopped and searched without cause on the pretense of a search for weapons.This is quite an escalation in the abuse of this police power.https://www.police.vic.gov.au/public-notice-melbourne-cbd-sunday-30-november-2025-friday-29-may-2026#VicPol #SpringSt #Melboure
(DIR) Post #B0hfhtzGMchDV74V9c by jessta@aus.social
2025-11-28T11:30:26Z
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Happy 30th Birthday Critical Mass 🎈🎊 #CriticalMass #Melbourne #MelbourneCriticalMass
(DIR) Post #B309OsQYuW2So6A4PI by jessta@aus.social
2026-02-05T05:24:09Z
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We're shutting down Melbourne at 5:30pm on Monday Feb 9th at Flinders St to protest our Prime Minister inviting the Israeli President to Australia.If you work in the CBD don't forget to bring your protest signs to work on Monday."...instead of a religious figure who can play those important roles in helping us to heal as a nation and helping the Jewish community to heal, we're bringing out a political leader of a rogue state who is one of the most divisive figures in theworld." - UN Commissioner Chris Sidoti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N37SnH5NmVk#melbourne #FreePalestine #auspol