Ika Makimaki<p>Had not had something like this happen in a while. </p><p>Riding my bike back home, a car passes me and some angry dude yells something. Of course he's caught up in traffic a little bit further ahead so I approach and say "what's your problem?"<br>-you shouldn't be on the road!<br>"so where should I be?"<br>He insists (wrongly) I shouldn't be on the road, gets off the car approaches me and threatens to punch me.<br>I'm not afraid and I dare him to do it, see how it works out for him. Plenty of witnesses and cameras on my bike, plus a very embarrassed woman still in the car with him. <br>He returns to his car, sits there and sulks.<br>I take my phone out, snap a picture of his car, smile and wave goodbye.<br>He's still sitting in traffic, probably.</p><p>Violently ignorant.<br>This is your brain on Cars.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NoCarNoProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoCarNoProblem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/carDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/CarBrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarBrain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AKLBikeLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AKLBikeLife</span></a></p>
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Ciarán Ferrie<p>Site visits at a retail park in Blanchardstown and an industrial estate in Neilstown mightn't sound like the makings of a pleasant morning out of the office, but today was a perfect day for the bike and I was able to take in both site visits and enjoy a cycle through the Phoenix Park and along the Grand Canal, as well as a short stop for lunch in Chapelizod.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SustainableTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableTransport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobility</span></a></p>
Jan Adriaenssens<p>This could have been a shared garden or a park or a playground or an urban forrest or a pond or a meeting place. </p><p>Instead it’s a parking.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HolidayRentalView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HolidayRentalView</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Where is the walking and cycling infrastructure ?<br>Let's redirect funding from roads to walking and cycling infrastructure. </p><p>"Australia spends $714 per person on roads every year – but just 90 cents goes to walking, wheeling and cycling. Unfortunately, that’s how much the Australian government has invested per person annually on walking, wheeling and cycling over the past 20 years."</p><p>"As a result of this over-investment in car road-building, Australia has the smallest number of walking trips of 15 comparable countries across Western Europe and North America. Many Australians are dependent on cars because they have no other choice in terms of transport options." </p><p>"Road use is inherently dangerous – in Australia last year, more than 1,300 people died on our roads, which is more than 25 people a week." </p><p>"The typical Australian household spends 17% of its income on transport – with car ownership making up 92.5% of that figure, compared to 7.5% on public transport."</p><p>"A major source of all emissions in Australia are from driving."<br> <br>"Redirecting funding from the current road budget makes the most sense, because getting more people walking, wheeling and cycling eases pressure on the transport system (think of school holiday traffic). "</p><p>"When it comes to transport, the saying goes “we get what we build” – so if we build more roads, we get more people driving. If we build paths, we get more people walking and cycling short journeys and our roads are less congested."<br>>><br><a href="https://theconversation.com/australia-spends-714-per-person-on-roads-every-year-but-just-90-cents-goes-to-walking-wheeling-and-cycling-247902" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/australia-</span><span class="invisible">spends-714-per-person-on-roads-every-year-but-just-90-cents-goes-to-walking-wheeling-and-cycling-247902</span></a></p><p>The Australian and NSW governments are funding the $2,200,000,000 ($2.2 billion), 14-kilometre Coffs Harbour bypass project. Cars will save 12 minutes. Imagine the walking and cycling infrastructure...<br><a href="https://www.pacifichighway.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023/coffs_harbour_bypass_project_update_june_2023.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pacifichighway.nsw.gov.au/site</span><span class="invisible">s/default/files/media/documents/2023/coffs_harbour_bypass_project_update_june_2023.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/lobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobby</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/upgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upgrade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/congestion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congestion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OECD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OECD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ActiveTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTransport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a></p>
Cobic<p><a href="https://www.obnovitelne.cz/clanek/3577/perpetuum-mobile-mercedes-benz-vyviji-solarni-lak-ktery-pokryje-veskery-najezd-bezneho-vozu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">obnovitelne.cz/clanek/3577/per</span><span class="invisible">petuum-mobile-mercedes-benz-vyviji-solarni-lak-ktery-pokryje-veskery-najezd-bezneho-vozu</span></a></p><p><a href="https://f.cz/tags/solarcar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarcar</span></a> <a href="https://f.cz/tags/carDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carDependency</span></a> <a href="https://f.cz/tags/inovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inovation</span></a> <a href="https://f.cz/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p>Interesting point here about the dominant <a href="https://cville.online/tags/urbandesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbandesign</span></a> suburban land use style here in smoky <a href="https://cville.online/tags/NorthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthAmerica</span></a> : single exit SUV-dependent designs introduce a single point of failure in an emergency. The recommended emergency evacuation strategy here was for everyone to rush onto the streets at the same time, shutting down the streets until fire crews could come to bulldoze all of the abandoned vehicles. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disaster</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/cardependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cardependency</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/waroncars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waroncars</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/evacuation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evacuation</span></a> <a href="https://www.firerescue1.com/wildfire-and-wildland-urban-interface/dozers-push-through-abandoned-cars-as-thousands-flee-from-l-a-wildfire" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">firerescue1.com/wildfire-and-w</span><span class="invisible">ildland-urban-interface/dozers-push-through-abandoned-cars-as-thousands-flee-from-l-a-wildfire</span></a></p>
Sunset Sakura (:osm: Nelson)<p>So in order to prove a point about <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Whakat%C5%ABNelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhakatūNelson</span></a> being too car-centric, I'm gonna make sure most of the surface level parking - street-side, lot and private - is mapped in <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMNelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSMNelson</span></a> to accurately illustrate "heres a building, and here's the same size of land as car parking for that building".<br><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aotearoa</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Tangled up in oil in Petrotopia</p><p>Imagine life on an Island that has to import 91% of fuel from overseas.<br>And the entire matrix of the place has been set up for oil dependency a century ago.</p><p>Without a car there is no mobility (in Petrotopia)<br>Without a car one can't get stuff (made /transported by fossil fuels)<br>Without a car one can't get to work or other places<br>Without a car one can't drop off the kids <br>Without a car one can't empty the dogs<br>Without a car one can't go for a walk<br>Without a car /mower one can't do the endless lawns<br>Without a car/ boat/ plane one can't re-create or have a holiday</p><p>Australia is reliant on imports for around 91% of fuel consumption. <br><a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/australia-91-reliant-on-foreign-oil-research-report/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">australiainstitute.org.au/post</span><span class="invisible">/australia-91-reliant-on-foreign-oil-research-report/</span></a></p><p>Bondre, N. (2023). Petromobility and Energy Coloniality in Puerto Rico: Reading Luis Rafael Sánchez’s La Guaracha Del Macho Camacho. Green Letters, 27(2), 219–238. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14688417.2023.2243488" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1080/14688417.2023.</span><span class="invisible">2243488</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/petroleum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petroleum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobility</span></a> modernity <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EnergyDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/islands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>islands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automobility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/malls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Petrotopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petrotopia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PetroMelancholia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetroMelancholia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/transformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/societies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>societies</span></a></p>
brad m<p>How extreme <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cardependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cardependency</span></a> is driving Americans to unhappiness<br>A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/happiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>happiness</span></a> plummeting <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/29/extreme-car-dependency-unhappiness-americans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2024/d</span><span class="invisible">ec/29/extreme-car-dependency-unhappiness-americans</span></a> </p><p>A study of 11,000 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/twins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twins</span></a> shows how to make America <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/walkable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walkable</span></a> again <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a><br>New <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> shows what happens when <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cities</span></a> add sidewalks and take other <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pedestrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pedestrian</span></a>-friendly steps <a href="https://grist.org/cities/study-twins-make-america-walkable-again/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/cities/study-twins-m</span><span class="invisible">ake-america-walkable-again/</span></a></p>
Pauline von Hellermann<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@davidho" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>davidho</span></a></span> i designed a whole module on <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Personhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Personhood</span></a> just so that i could talk about this to students. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CarCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarCulture</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> profoundly alienates us from other people and the world around us, and I feel it has played its own role in rise of far-right politics everywhere (along with many other factors)</p>
Brent Toderian<p>Have you seen this one before? A short history of traffic engineering via <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/copenhagenizers.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@copenhagenizers.bsky.social</a>. Manufactured <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CarDependency" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarDependency</a> takes a lot of forms, including how easy or hard we make it to get from A to B using any other ways of getting around.
A direct result of the wrong priorities.</p>
Natasha Taylor<p>Café put sandwich board blocking bike rack, so cyclist moved it to their car park instead 😆 Better to block one person than three!</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cycling</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>On the edge<br>stuck in commute</p><p>"Dropping new suburbs on to the edges of cities is a “trap” that comes at a cost.Quick and cheap urban sprawl is no sign of a livable, efficient city. The ripple effects are far-reaching and intertwined, from environmental and health impacts to dependence on cars, lost family time, detachment from friends and entertainment and isolation because of poor public infrastructure."</p><p>"Commute, shower, sleep, eat and commute again..<br> Commute, shower, sleep, eat and commute again."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/09/forced-to-move-by-the-australian-housing-crisis-three-hour-commutes-and-never-mind-seeing-your-family" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2024/dec/09/forced-to-move-by-the-australian-housing-crisis-three-hour-commutes-and-never-mind-seeing-your-family</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SoilSealing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoilSealing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/insecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>injustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/commuting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commuting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/suburbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suburbia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ImperviousSurfaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImperviousSurfaces</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/QualityofLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QualityofLife</span></a></p>
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK<p>The message from a screenshot of the latest anti <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DUI</span></a> PSA video from <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> Department for <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> is 100% valid - but it inadvertently also points out the sheer level of <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> in the country (any young person who doesn't live in a city *is* pretty much dependent on their <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>driving</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/licence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>licence</span></a> for their future, social life and freedom.. <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a></p>
Brent Toderian<p>One of the most subtly insane aspects of the unrelenting car dependency we’ve deliberately built across North America is the incredible reluctance we have to remove the driving privilege, even from those who clearly are a danger to themselves & others, because “people have to drive.”
<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/CarDependency" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarDependency</a></p>
Ika Makimaki<p>Just saw a bus with an ad on it saying "This is saving for a smoother ride"... 😐</p><p>And, yeah, I have a problem with framing <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransport</span></a> as a temporary inconvenience to endure while the "more desirable" <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/carDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carDependency</span></a> lifestyle can be achieved. Particularly in the heart of the biggest city in the country.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/CarBrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarBrain</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/motonormativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motonormativity</span></a> can easily be invisible, bc of how normalised it is. 🚗🚙🚗🚙</p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>Swiss voters reject motorway expansion plans. </p><p>Opponents of the plan cited "arguments about the environmental impact of the project and the fear that bigger roads would merely spawn more traffic. They now want the funds to be spent on public transport, active mobility, and renovating existing motorways."</p><p>Well done <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.sciences.re/@PatrickRerat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PatrickRerat</span></a></span> and others who campaigned hard for this result!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SustainableTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableTransport</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-politics/swiss-reject-plans-for-bigger-motorways-and-extra-rights-for-landlords/88277982" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-politic</span><span class="invisible">s/swiss-reject-plans-for-bigger-motorways-and-extra-rights-for-landlords/88277982</span></a></p>
éric 🚲 🇪🇺 :emacs:<p>This is what all roads should have as signage.<br><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a><br><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/AshurstWood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AshurstWood</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ForestRow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForestRow</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EastGrinstead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastGrinstead</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/WestSussex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestSussex</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>"People say Dubliners love their cars, but it's really hard to say if it's a love affair or an arranged marriage" - Janette Sadik-Kahn on RTÉ Drivetime just now. What a great line!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dublin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LiveableCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiveableCities</span></a></p>
Immer die Radfahrer<p>Reflecting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a>. </p><p>See also<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@i_d_radfahrer/112454905650324952" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@i_d_radfahrer</span><span class="invisible">/112454905650324952</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AufsAutoAngewiesen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AufsAutoAngewiesen</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MirrorMirror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MirrorMirror</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/fedibikes_de" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fedibikes_de</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastobikes_de" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mastobikes_de</span></a></span></p>
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