This is even more confusing from abroad. The US+Israel likely bombed a girls' school with ~160 dead, but a lot of outrage is either economic (oil prices) or about the 6 killed US soldiers. I don't know....
Says someone living in California where 1/2 of drivers don't have license plates and the other half explicitly covers them. The double standards (let alone futility of such a measure) is in your face. And "let's have more rules for ppl who don't follow rules" seems like an effective strategy too...
California's age attestation law is forcing OS providers to bundle age with user and expose it externally. Of course, this makes no sense for open-source.
MidnightBSD* indicated that they'll revoke the license for California. The irony...
*Berkeley Software Distribution
This was nerver about not knowing.
It's clear they care about the paint on that thing, so that's where the message should be left.
And the most obvious difference is that he's taking all the risk on himself, including the unnecessary danger introduced by those drivers. When the roles are reversed, the risks don't fall on the driver.
If the roles were reversed nobody would even blink. We know because we ride and it happens weekly. I also couldn't find any comments about blocking the road...
I hope the proposals get shelved or dismissed. If not, I don't think anything substantial will get done. Defs not anything major about e.g. trust infrastructure. And as you say, don't think anyone will bother with harms and 2nd/3rd/nth order consequences.
I'd say, at the very least, making sure people understand implications. Start putting privacy/power abuse safeguards in place, study harms, improve age estimation tools, understand effectiveness, address fairness/discrimination effects,... Imo, it's not feasible if it's not supposed to be harmful.
Was this report to the government written by car industry? It's beyond funny in a car dependent country with tons of (fatal) car violence.
Australia relishes in overreach: age verification, mandatory helmets, this... Never car regulation though.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
"The most effective consumer boycotts in history share two qualities: they are narrow and they are easy," writes @rutgerbregman.com
Why is this an issue? Especially if alternatives are planned? Oxford st. wasn't a cycling paradise even before (mixing with buses, taxes, and permits IIRC).
Our bikeshop (probably the best in Uppsala) has racks like this for customer parking... Trueing wheels is good business for them I guess :).
Sloppy age verification mandate can violate people's privacy, centralize control, spillover to other areas of censorship, etc. Coupled with low efficacy... maybe we should prepare the ground for it first.
[open letter] csa-scientist-open-letter.org/ageverif-Feb...
www.politico.eu/article/age-...
They post this in the wake of the US/Israel bombing of a primary school killing ~160 ppl, mostly kids.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...
Not particularly surprising. God featuring in the US political rhetoric has sideways been always disturbing. It's 2020s and US politicians (and apparently military) still invoke God like it's real.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Just how much more damage is the US going to inflict before the mafia at the helm gets replaced?
Also, in the UK the police are advised to use discretion for kids cycling on the pavements because they know the law makes no sense.
That's a fairly reductionist way of seeing right and wrong...
If the cyclist was off the bike they would take even more space. And what you're saying is that the pavement is too narrow for a mobility scooter, pram, etc and the road too dangerous. I.e. the cyclist is still not your main problem.
The key is that cyclists should never *have to* be on the pavement - let's focus on that. By insisting they walk their bikes you are trying to suppress a major visible symptom of the real issue. That's like telling victims not to complain so loud.
The problem aren't people seeking refuge "the wrong way". The real problem is that they aren't safe on the roads. So even if the author wanted to generalize, should've blamed the drivers, not cyclists.
To be generous, mobility setup favors driving, so even some drivers are just caught up in it.
It could be uncomfortable etc, but it isn't wrong. BTW, cyclists don't like riding on the pavement either. Focus on the real problem (cars) and your little problem goes away too.
The only catch is that your freedom comes from others' choices.
Don't be ashamed to run a red light on a bike, period.
Drivers get away with violence against others all the same. Do what's best for you, car rules and infrastructure were designed neither for your safety nor for your convenience.
Car rules are only useful to predict what drivers *might* do.
Some of you have previously indicated that you might want to participate in our data collection on overtaking of cyclists on rural roads. We are looking for cyclists in all of Sweden. Some more info and a recruitment questionnaire are here (first section): www.vti.se/en/archives/...
The state of things...
Here we go.
Oh the irony...
People on Reddit about skimo at the Olympics. The whole transformation of the sport to become Olympic began long ago. *That's why* sprint was introduced to WC.
Some of the biggest names in the sport stopped focusing on WC because of this transformation to spectator event.
Check e.g. Pierra Menta.
