Shopping Malls: https://www.aurianneor.org/the-shopping-mall/

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Travel Update : Escaping from the hot plains into the mountains
Haldwani | Bhimtal | Bhowali | ....... Mukteshwar

The exit was messy, traffic jams & a hot afternoon. The heat index (like fuel prices) seems to keep going up.

Midst of a long weekend so lots of non state vehicles, many with poor hill road etiquette.

It became cool around Bhimtal. Will need a series of posts to describe what it feels to be in the mountains

#travel #mountains #himalayas #nature #uttarakhand #trafficjams #lakes

Deccan Chronicle: Maps Becomes Unintentionally Misdirecting: Cops . “Commuters in Hyderabad increasingly rely on Google Maps for navigation amid heavy rains, but the app’s failure to detect waterlogged roads and delayed updates is contributing to severe congestion on key alternate routes like Srinagar Colony and Sagar Highway.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/23/maps-becomes-unintentionally-misdirecting-cops-deccan-chronicle/

Traffic Stop Turns Hotter Than Expected: Officer’s Duty Gets Extra Mile

#Copulation #NotSoUndercover #SirensAndSeduction #TrafficJams #BadgeOfDishonor By: TheJestPress.com **Local Officer Mistakes "Pull Over" Command for Bedroom Talk After Traffic Stop** In a story sure to make internal affairs’ flashlights blush, a local police officer brought an entirely new meaning to the phrase “protect and serve” this week. After pulling over a female driver for a minor traffic…

http://thejestpress.com/2025/07/16/traffic-stop-turns-hotter-than-expected-officers-duty-gets-extra-mile/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

"Bigger cars
mean bigger costs for everyone else. Larger vehicles – no matter how they are powered – generally impose bigger costs on society than smaller cars."

"Now, SUVs and light commercial vehicles comprise almost 80% of the market. Four in five new vehicles sold in Australia today are an SUV, ute, van or light truck. Drivers of SUVs and pick-ups should pay more to be on our roads. Here’s how to make the system fairer."
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https://theconversation.com/drivers-of-suvs-and-pick-ups-should-pay-more-to-be-on-our-roads-heres-how-to-make-the-system-fairer-252381
#cars #SUVs #roads #RoadDamage #harm #TrafficJams #congestion #Bellingen #SpacialJustice #pedestrians

Mashable: Can AI fix California’s epic traffic jams?. “California continues to invest in its tech prowess, as Governor Gavin Newsom announces new generative AI initiatives that sick the technology onto some of the state’s biggest man-power burdens. Part of the leader’s executive order on AI, which directed state agencies to implement the new technology in the name of efficiency, three new […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/02/mashable-can-ai-fix-californias-epic-traffic-jams/