Showing posts with label bike_image. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bike_image. Show all posts
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23.3.15
Independent mobility
The Statue of Liberty is welcoming all cosmopolitans. In the background, the Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm/ Alex Tower). Viewed from the mobility hub of the Berlin main station (Hauptbahnhof).
Kids in the 60s peeping over the Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer) using the kick scooter (tretroller) for children’s independent mobility.
20.3.15
Why don't we convert more roads into bicycle paths?
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| Why don't we convert more roads into bicycle paths? |
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| One less car |
Space gobbling private combustion machines pollute cities. Free public transport and driving restrictions for (inner) cities are a must to keep them habitable.
16.3.15
Cycle to the beach
12.3.15
Cyclist killed, law breached, driver not charged
The recent killing of Alberto Paulon by a car door suggests a problem with law enforcement in relation to cyclists in Victoria.
'Dooring' has been explicitly made an offence because it is dangerous. It is one of the main causes of injuries to cyclists. It is common when offences are committed which cause death that it is taken seriously by the authorities, e.g. speeding, red lights, etc, - more seriously than when no one is hurt.
In the case of Alberto Paulon no charges were laid apparently because the driver saw "the first bike coming, but didn't see the second bike". Given that almost 2 million people cycle daily in Australia and that more than one of them may be expected on a road at any given time, it is hard to understand the relevance of this. This needs to be explained to the public.
The message that the non-enforcement of the law in this 'incident' sends to car drivers is that killing cyclists with doors is nothing for drivers to be concerned about. No fines, no points lost, no day in court.
One of the purposes of the law is to send messages to the public about the consequences of engaging in acts which are prohibited. This a deterrence. Enforcement is crucial. A court may say that the circumstances demand lenient treatment of the person who killed another as a result of their breach of the law. However for this to happen the person must be charged, not let off.
See also
The car door is potentially a deadly weapon
10.3.15
5.3.15
28.2.15
Yes We Scan
Bikes and digital society go hand in hand in Berlin. A hub for Yes We Scan, data retention, ACTA, Open government, open data, information privacy, copyright, and net neutrality. A fossil fuel free mobility infrastructure and public transport deliver connectivity.
27.2.15
Bicycle, car and fig tree interface at Manly Beach
Somewhere in the beach suburb of Manly, old fig trees are hosts to bats and birds. It is the flora and fauna that gives the place a special ambiance. The trees struggle to survive in the hot bitumen road poured around them. Large branches are brutally chopped to make way for commerce and fossil fuel traffic. Cars scramble to squeeze their mostly inner city SUVs on Darley Rd. They 'just' get something from the shops or have a cup - often idling. All fig tree trunks are mutilated by vehicles ramming constantly into the unprotected old trees. At a time when there was an organic cafe, more bikes came. Council provides no bike parking in this area. This was and often is the type of access made available for people who do not wish to use fossil fuel. The unique plants and animals are the ones most affected.
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| Fig Tree adjusted to suit motorised vehicles and commerce |
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| This fig could be one more space for a car. They are working on it |
26.2.15
Bike parking solutions in Amsterdam
Amsterdam Has Officially Run Out of Spaces to Park Its Bicycles
Amsterdam’s daily two-wheeled commuter flood fills downtown with more bikes than it has space to park, forcing the city come up with a drastic, visionary solution. It’s going to park those bikes underwater... (source)
25.2.15
Short films about bicycle culture
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| Tango Bikes Berlin Mitte |
23.2.15
22.2.15
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