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@cyclesixmile.bsky.social

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Union teacher and cargo biking dad advocating for safer infrastructure, a healthier climate, and communities built for people in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 20d

If you'd like to support this effort you can visit buymeacoffee.com/cyclesixmile

You can let me know how you'd like the money to be used, either to buy bike locks or bike lights for students, or to buy food, warming supplies, hygiene supplies, or bus passes for people who I see on my rides.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 7m

Anecdotally I 100% agree with this. You have to at least step into the street and assert yourself or most drivers will not even slow down.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 15m

This is true but even with the best government cooperation and funding, it would be hard to link up every far flung suburb and exurb. We could definitely do a lot better, though.

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 17m

At one time Detroit had a very good public transit system. It is not that system anymore.

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 17m

It might not be as bad as you imagine it would be but... It's not good. Most routes are still hourly at best, there are very few 24 hr routes, reliability is bad (it gets worse throughout the day), compatibility with school schedules is bad... The coverage is okay (but not in the suburbs).

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 21m

Windsor's Tunnel Bus is no longer operating (since a few weeks ago) but there is a new private bus service.

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 25m

The answer to "where are we going to get the money" is obvious. Stop widening highways and stop trying to maintain old overbuilt car infrastructure.

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 27m

The USA could easily match Europe's active and mass transit infrastructure if we built UP instead of OUT. The US could still do a much better job even with our current average density.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 27m

This is a common misconception. It's not the USA's size that makes active and public transportation difficult, it's the population density. Europe is slightly larger than the contiguous 48 states but has more than double the population.

crimson-rose-field.bsky.social @crimson-rose-field.bsky.social · 48m

And where are we going to get the money to cover the United States like Europe has? The U.S. is LARGER than the entire continent.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 32m

The danger is not even close to the same for a cyclist vs a driver blowing a red light. Be honest with yourself.

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 32m

All I said was reminding drivers to not drive drunk or distracted is more important than reminding cyclists to wear helmets.

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 33m

Europe is slightly larger than the contiguous United States, with Europe's land area measuring approximately 3.93 million square miles versus the contiguous 48 states' roughly 3.8 million square miles. Europe has more than double the population. The higher pop density does make this easier for them.

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 1h

Almost time to break out the technical cycling apparel.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 1h

If only I lived in a place where people actually got tickets for speeding (or any other traffic violation) or where automated ticketing was legal.

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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 2h

People do not want to admit how dangerous driving is because it undermines their entire reality. So they pretend speed limits are about money.

Brigid Howe @bnhowe.bsky.social · 2h

And when we try to make changes, neighbors organize with rhetoric like this. Kemp Mill Civic Association is riling up fear of having to pay tickets (avoidable by not speeding) while people are killed on these roads. It’s disgusting.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks, drive safely.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you, the 47 year old adult, for not hitting and killing those kids (assuming you didn't kill them)

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 1h

I've thought about it. I'm not influencing anyone but I would like to influence drivers to stop killing people.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 1h

You said that.

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 1h

Train.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 2h

Yes, the world would still be better if people in smaller cities under 100k in population walked, biked, or took public transportation whenever possible.

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 2h

Big rocks.

Seth LaJeunesse @sethlaj.bsky.social · 6h

Safe, comfortable sharing of public space relies upon a solid social contract.

Yet when the owner of a popular local business consistently violates the contract, safe and comfortable travel for people unprotected by roll cages becomes precarious.

How might we shore up this social contract?

Vehicle parked in a flex post delineated bike lane in Chapel Hill, NC. View is facing east.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 2h

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worm adderall @wormmo.de · 2h

Attaching my gelato jar of random drywall anchors and screws and penny nails to a post outside my house and calling it a Little Free Hardware Store

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 2h

No, pedestrians should not walk right out without warming. But regardless of how they act, drivers are responsible for not hitting them.

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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 2h

Am I wrong? As a pedestrian, I always assume a driver is going to violate all of these laws and act accordingly. But it doesn't change the fact that drivers are responsible for stopping for pedestrians in a crosswalk.

Yield to Pedestrians. Whether the signal is green, steady yellow or red, the vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and bicyclists lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk. MCL 257.612
Stop Before a Crosswalk. Vehicular traffic facing a
steady red signal alone shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or at a limit line when marked or, if there is no crosswalk or limit line, before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green indication is shown. MCL 257.612(c)(i)
Violation of the Basic Speed Law (VBSL). A person op-erating a vehicle on a highway shall operate that vehicle at a careful and prudent speed not greater than nor less than is reasonable and proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface, and width of the highway and of any oth-er condition existing at the time. A person shall not op-erate a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than that which will permit a stop within the assured, clear distance ahead. (Note: the MJI Traffic Benchbook specifi-cally references a condition to consider: traffic volume of pedestrians). MCL 257.627(1)

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