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Maria Elena
Maria Elena @ mrialena @mastodon.social
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It's a well know fact that car companies (especially American ones) lobbied their governments to create car infrastructure. So why don't bike companies do the same for bike infrastructure?

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  • @rockSlayer I see later in the thread that you've talked about thoughtful infrastructure, which I starred. Unfortunately, that wasn't in my notifications, which is what I replied to.

    • It's a well know fact that car companies (especially American ones) lobbied their governments to create car infrastructure. So why don't bike companies do the same for bike infrastructure?

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  • @rockSlayer why do you assume "active travel" is only bikes? what about walkable communities? what if I like to roller skate? why can't we collaborate in each community on how we want to get around and what the rules are?

    • It's a well know fact that car companies (especially American ones) lobbied their governments to create car infrastructure. So why don't bike companies do the same for bike infrastructure?

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  • @SpiceDealer my guess is the bike companies don't have as much profit for lobbying, but I like the direction of this. I'd love to see a grassroots movement demanding infrastructure for active travel.

    • Why Are American Drivers So Deadly? After decades of declining fatality rates, dangerous driving has surged again.

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  • @dmrzl @silence7 I think they're largely interchangeable, like "lethal crash" and "deadly crash". Perhaps the use of deadly here was for alliteration: deadly drivers.

    • Any recommendations for #urbanplanning books for smart, interested 15-year-old? / @notjustbikes [@fuckcars](h

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  • @peterme @notjustbikes @fuckcars

    I'm far from 15, but I've enjoyed what I've read of Happy City.

    https://happycities.com/the-book