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   AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Monday, 29-Sep-2025 21:05:37 JST AI6YR Ben

   Jalopnik: No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths

   "...Everyone can agree that this is bad, which is why so many organizations have committed themselves to curbing road deaths. The problem is how those organizations, from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration itself to NPR, are addressing the issue: Telling the pedestrians and cyclists how to alter their behavior to better accommodate cars. It's victim-blaming, it's bull, and it's not the solution we need."

   https://www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defensive-walking-no-solution-road-deaths/

   #BikeTooter #cycling #infrastructure #pedestrians #infrastructure

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     MsMerope (msmerope@sfba.social)'s status on Monday, 29-Sep-2025 21:06:12 JST MsMerope

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     @ai6yr @SRLevine

     Rusty rebar sounds like a mascot name for a construction company

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     me_valentijn (me_valentijn@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Monday, 29-Sep-2025 21:06:12 JST me_valentijn

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     @MsMerope @ai6yr @SRLevine
     Best cowboy exotic dancer name ever 😃

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Monday, 29-Sep-2025 21:06:13 JST AI6YR Ben

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     @SRLevine @MsMerope Yes, LOL... also when I had rusty rebar.

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     Sam Levine (srlevine@neuromatch.social)'s status on Monday, 29-Sep-2025 21:06:14 JST Sam Levine

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     @ai6yr @MsMerope Didn't you say that the most space you got was when you were riding around with a rusty pitchfork on your rack?

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     MsMerope (msmerope@sfba.social)'s status on Monday, 29-Sep-2025 21:06:15 JST MsMerope

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     @ai6yr

     that's where the bricks come into the picture....

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Monday, 29-Sep-2025 21:06:15 JST AI6YR Ben

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     @MsMerope I wonder if I put foam bricks on my bicycle swinging out from the sides, if that would stop someone like Corvette man today? LOL.

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Monday, 29-Sep-2025 21:06:16 JST AI6YR Ben

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     "...Selective attention is where a person's brain filters out pesky little things like "pedestrians" when they're behind the wheel because those people outside hulking cars don't pose a threat...."

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     Spooky Glen, as per usual (glent@aus.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-Oct-2025 17:14:18 JST Spooky Glen, as per usual

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     @ai6yr Always loved this