Reading Peter Cox "Cycling: a sociology of vélomobility" and I keep thinking of Cosmin Popan's book. Wondered where he was now, looked him up and found this heartbreaking piece from him on Medium.
My story was not good enough for them:
https://cosminpopan.medium.com/my-story-was-not-good-enough-for-them-59d28cb2f95c
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
Just one of 50 reasons why everyone should want more walkable streets. In Fast Company Magazine.
https://www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-reasons-why-everyone-should-want-more-walkable-streets
People who cycle are being told that they *must* go beyond what is required by law to protect themselves from people driving.
People driving are being *asked* to be careful.
#motonormativity #motordom
https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/1011545/limerick-gardai-in-road-safety-appeal-to-pedestrians-and-cyclists.html
GARDAI are appealing to cyclists and pedestrians to be safety-conscious when out and about on roads across Limerick over the coming weeks. Many people have started new exercise routines since Christmas but the evenings are still dark and cold. "In January, some people make an effort to sta...
Fines should be proportional to income.
*bows and leaves stage*
What it feels like to get hit by an SUV:
The long read: One Thursday afternoon, I stepped out to cross a city street – and woke up in hospital with broken bones and a brain injury. After I recovered, I started looking into why so many drivers just don’t stop
Cork City Council want to shut down the Marina Market.
Rather than thinking outside the box and facilitating pedestrians/cyclists they will shut it down.
Jobs lost and the bright spot down the Marina extinguished.
So that cars can drive where cars have always driven.
Russian warship, go fuck yourself: what happened next?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/19/russian-warship-go-fuck-yourself-ukraine-snake-island
When Putin’s forces approached a tiny Black Sea outpost, demanding its Ukrainian defenders surrender or die, their expletive-laden response became a symbol of resistance. How did the men on the island live to tell the tale?
The water keeps coming. This time it all but washed away a small town about 350km west of Sydney, east of Forbes NSW
Inland 'tsunami' destroys NSW town of Eugowra, one person dead
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-16/eugowra-residents-return-to-uninhabitable-homes/101657594
Alex Ellis
Brent Toderian
Ciarán Ferrie
Dr Niamh Lynch
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