Yeap, it is so frustrating! If you discharge a firearm in a busy street, even if you didn't hit anyone, I doubt they'd say "Well you probably shouldn't own a gun for say a year or two, but after that, have at it, I mean you're otherwise a top bloke!" Super frustrating!
Mishmash2000
joined 3 years ago
Please don't let one idiot ruin it for you! One time I was wanting to turn at an intersetion but it was a busy'ish road and I slowed, pulled over, checked behind and then pulled into the centre and signalled my turn. It took some time to do all this. In the meantime a car that was on a STOP sign, pulled out in front of me (they were probably unclear what my intentions were) and stopped in the middle of the road, leaned over to wind down the opposite window and yelled at me. Again, they were on a STOP sign but no, I was the problem!
Did I stop biking forever after? No, I recognised that they were an idiot that massively over reacted to a simple misunderstanding and put everyone at risk to have a tantrum in the middle of the road!
Awesome! Now vote representatives in based on their active transport infrastructure plans! 18% would swing almost any election! Cargo bikes and the ever growing range of micromobility options are great but as ever safe infrastructure is key! The great news is that once it's built out ongoing maintenance is negligible compared with the endless march of pothole repairs, adding 'one more lane' and resurfacing car infrastructure requires!
Every single person I've talked to about this, including those that have traveled to the US as tourists in recent years, say they wouldn't currently travel there. The non zero chance of being "administration error'd to a gulag" is pretty off-putting?! What a time to live!
Wow, the delay is real LOL I replied from Mastodon but it hasn't shown up here so I'm replying from vger.app and will see what gets here from where and when :-D It's cool that it's possible though, even if it's not super practical.
EDIT to say that this comment showed up on Mastodon basically immediately but my Mastodon comment still hasn't shown up here 1-2 hours later?! Weird??
I have never played Morrowind, I'm currently enjoying the Oblivion Remaster and I would love a remake of Morrowind with those fantastical locations rebuilt from the ground up to look as majestic as they can with modern hardware and, where they make sense, QoL improvements to bring it more in line with Oblivion/Skyrim.
It was a blend of a bit of quirky humor followed by a more profound message that Kamala Harris attributes to her mother: "You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you."
Of course, your safety and the feeling of being safe should be prioritised. I was knocked off my bike by a car running a giveway/yield sign and that did cause me to massively change my cycling habits and choose safer routes even if it means going well out of my way. As a result I have minimised time in traffic dramatically, but I am in a city where that's an option. Sadly not the case in most places :-/ I know it would be hard not being able to continue biking in a way that felt safer to do so.
Enjoy the trails you do have and keep the pressure on your local council representatives every chance you can to try and get more!