As long as "traffic safety" is owned by enforcement and not linked to engineering, the US is going to struggle to reliably have safe streets

Behavior is important, but the biggest determinant of important safety behaviors like speed is the design of the street

'...In The Well-Played Game I call this "the well-timed cheat," because it is usually put into practice at the moment it is most needed—just when the game isn't as much fun as it should be, when people are getting too serious ...'
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Reminds me of what Bernie DeKoven wrote: 'If we judge the effectiveness of cheating in terms of fun, the most effective kind of cheating is when the cheater actually makes the game more fun, for all the players...'
www.streetplay.com/bernie/infin....

I can imagine load consolidation and distribution happening with this project. I can see transfer from motor trucks to bicycle cargo vehicles for delivery on the last couple of miles in the city. Is that too great a stretch for Duffy's brain, or the brains of the freight companies?

"the decision before Congress is simple: protect families and communities by extending the healthcare tax credits that keep millions insured."
-Evan Saulino, MD, PhD

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...understanding the shift to fighting against the presence of bikes and opposing bike facilities.
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So, too, some stuck in automobiles see bikes and feel bad about themselves because they're not taking part in a positive wave of change for the environment and economy.

I'm guessing here, because I don't feel that guilt much. I've the excuse of riding often.

What's beyond me is ...

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"They don't want to see people on bikes...." Hmmm...

Perhaps that motivation is similar to the feeling that makes me do a few things to address homelessness. When I see people in my neighborhood living outside, I feel guilty for having a house, kitchen and garbage cans to return to.
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@wyden.senate.gov @repvalhoyle.bsky.social

Someone(s) ought to ask teachers.

Madison pretty much wrote the US Constitution.

A buddy and I once paddled his canoe downstream ten miles, locked it up and carried the paddles onto the bus back to the spot where we put in. Felt kinda funny. Smiled a lot with other riders.