What are you talking about? If we limit this discussion to somewhat democracies, the government is a net benefit. Without it there would be anarchy.
biddy
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The government is the cause of and solution to most problems in society. Better governments are possible, but it's a hard fought struggle.
Third party servers aren't always enough. Microsoft managed to ruin 3rd party Minecraft servers.
Looking at history, it feels more like an attempt to make sure the poorest don't fall into the "nothing left to lose" category that can cause so much trouble.
That's because it is. That's the point of welfare, give the poorest something to lose and they won't revolt. Even if it's the most meager, unfair, dehumanizing scraps.
You're the person that suggested removing a bus lane to "reduce traffic". And now you're suggesting that because the buses suck we should make the buses even worse. Something about that cause seems a little... dumb.
Why would smaller mean less collisions?
Easier to dodge. Less physical area to hit.
I'm not arguing that people shouldn't wear hi-viz, lights, ect. Of course they should. But we need to stop blaming cyclists when cars are the thing actually causing the harm. I'm trying to find a link to statistics on numbers of deadly crashes not involving a car, I recall seeing it somewhere and it was less than 1%.
Sorry, that may have come across wrong. I get mad that ebikes are hobbled to painfully low speeds while the actually dangerous cars run rampant at much higher speeds with no speed limiters. One of the great things about a fast ebike is that it can keep up with 30, or sometimes even 50km/h car traffic, making it usually the fastest way to get around a city. In some situations cycling slower is more dangerous as it encorages cars to make dangerous passes. 22.5km/h is slow for a pedal bike, hobbling many of the potential benefits of ebikes.
I'm just genuinely confused what your point is. The weight of a passenger train per passenger is meaningless. I was vaguely curious that my local EMUs are 200-600kg depending on which capacity figure you use, but that information is of no use to me.
14mph? That's like 20km/h. What's the point unless you live somewhere really hilly?
Yes. Collisions are far less likely when the vehicles are smaller, and far less deadly when the vehicles are slower and less massive.
Huh, that's funny. The other day I was on a bus in a bus lane that had 2 useless lanes of cars in between the bus and the bus stops. This has done nothing except get in the way of the buses since the capacity of car lanes is insignificantly small. I don't know why they don't just get rid of the car lanes and dedicate all 3 lanes for buses to run smoothly.
It's amazing...
Unlike Google Maps, OSM is just as useful if you don't drive. I love it for walking and cycling, it's got all the little paths, categorized correctly.