Car plows through bikes
In Brazil. I wonder what will happen to the driver in another country.
In Brazil. I wonder what will happen to the driver in another country.
Just like New York, the driver wasn’t charged.
In the BBC.
A while back the wife and I took a little road trip. Here’s a “then” picture. I think of Water at 2nd, looking north. And now: As usual, those pesky old buildings have been replaced with beautiful grass and weeds. Charm has given way to cars. Such is progress.
This time from Jacksonville, Florida. It looks like the Hamrock Hotel is a pretty upscale place, with all them nice new Ford motorcars out front! The only old building left is vacant, abandoned, and falling apart. And as usual, business and buildings have been replaced with parking lots and vacant lots. There’s one big new…
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I like then-and-now shots of life in America. This one of downtown Poughkeepsie, NY, isn’t as dramatic or depressing a change as was Newburgh, but is it really to much to ask for things to be better today than they were 99 years ago? Apparently, when it comes to our downtowns, the answer is yes.…
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Because it’s not ethical. Don’t take my word. Take the word of bicyclist Randy Cohen, the New York Times’s Ethicist. After you click through, you’re looking for The Ethicist from 12/17/10.
Tired of being in inconsequential third-rate blogger, I have decided to switch sides and through my lot in with the winning team: those wise people who understand how essential cars, fast streets, and parking is to enjoyable urban life. I hereby announce the creation of my own shadowy organization (I vehemently deny all rumors about…
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I see pictures like this from the Daily News and I notice one thing: the shoes. If you’re hit by a car going too fast, the shoes will fly off your feet and be left basically where you are hit. Think of how much pressure you can apply and not get your shoes off your…
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I love this. And was kind of thinking of this the other day while on a bus. I had 35 fellow passengers (kind of empty for the M60). I then tried to count 35 people in cars that drove by. It’s not easy, but it’s about two city blocks of cars. When push comes to…
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