Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The motorist community needs to clean up its act, especially if drivers expect taxpayers to keep building car lanes. 130134
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026City centers should not be a drive through, they should act as a shared living room. 315923
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Cities everywhere are discussing the dangers of ebikes in cities and passing swift legislation to tightly control them. Meanwhile: 2230458
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialSam @samd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It really sucks that killing someone is basically legal in this country if you do it with your car 1848171
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 10/09/2026When they tell you that walkability and public transit can't work here, just remind them that it once did until we let a single industry dismantle it. 115233
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialDan O'Dowd @realdanodowd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Tesla's defective self-driving software will still illegally blow past a stopped school bus and run down a child crossing the road! We warned Tesla of this danger 4 years ago and the safety defect hasn't been fixed in FSD v14 Lite. Why is this product allowed on public roads? 17528851314
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Data centers and flock cameras everywhere, but if you want to remove car parking to add a bike lane in a city, we need 10 years of studies and community feedback meetings. 210314
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Helmets are often misinterpreted as the solution to safety. Put simply, they aren't. Helmets protect your head from an uncontrolled fall. Proper infrastructure is what protects you from multi-ton vehicles. Don't conflate the two, they are worlds apart. 332056
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I mean, it is so obvious that ebikes are the issue here. 09610
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialMolly Fleck @mollyfleck.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Joe Jonas, Cargo Bike Dad, welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social! 730828
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Flip the script so that what's extreme is requiring people to buy a $50,000, dinosaur-juice-burning, 6000-lb machine to take the kids to school or get a gallon of milk... ...while riding a $5,000, 70-lb bike powered by a combo of a trickle of electricity and your own two legs is just normal. 642069
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 17/07/2026There are zero "anti-car activists" (the term being thrown around today) who believe that vital services such as emergency response and sanitation shouldn't be done with vehicles. The issue is personal automobile ownership and the over-deployment of cars at the expense of nearly everything else. 291234161
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Well, you see, bike lanes are an attempt to create "equity" in transportation, which will, of course, oppress those poor beleaguered drivers. Also, let's not forget all the auto industry donors to Duffy's road trip. He's gotta help out his friends! 29117
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialWABA Cargo Bike Library @wababikelibrary.bsky.social · 27/05/2026WARNING: Bike return tantrums are a real hazard. We have experienced this also 😂 0173
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 23/06/2026We build vehicles that weigh 9000 pounds with 1000HP, can go 0-60mph in 3 seconds and market them recklessly. We then ask people to wear construction vests to cross the street. This is all so beyond absurd and it's truly incredible that we've normalized this. 16613160
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 18/06/2026"ADMINISTRATION REGISTERS RECORD GROWTH" wapo.st/4vWAPAWwapo.stReflecting Pool algae bloom is one of biggest recorded in years after $14M renovationAn analysis of satellite imagery of the Lincoln Memorial shows algae levels spiked days after a $14 million renovation was completed. 2604835976
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026"These streets weren't made for bikes" says a guy driving a pick-up truck so large it can't fit into a standard parking space 21067175
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialMalaclypse the Middle @malaclypse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Okay, but I saw a bicyclist coast slowly through a 4-way stop sign. 2344
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Hard to believe that urban traffic engineering is a paid profession in the US. 68010
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/06/2026“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” My interview with @modacitylife.com #CityMakingMathdailyhive.comOpinion: Why more urban cycling saves everyone money | Daily Hive | UrbanizedThe resulting benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the money most people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused for 95% of the time. 321076
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialRyan "UnionToTuple" Cavanaugh @searyanc.dev · 15/09/2023An e-bike seems like a good way to pick up the kids from school or get groceries. But what happens when you need to haul 11 yards of wet concrete? That's when you'll realize you should have been doing your errands with a Kenworth T880 semi with a McNeilus mixer drum 720147
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 10/06/2026We should probably ban cars until we figure out why this keeps happening. 714125
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Car culture and deadly bike infrastructure design claims yet another life and we keep calling them "accidents". This is professionally bankrupt leadership at its finest. 17411
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Quick, someone tell Minneapolis that they have winter and things like this can't exist! 513011
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialLars Fischer @lpfischer.bsky.social · 08/06/2026This idea that people who prefer to get there by bike should just go do it somewhere else is so annoying. I'm not looking for a bike ride; I'm looking to get from A to B. I need that to be safe on every route. 1305
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Many people are safe streets advocates, not because they had a fantastic trip to Europe, but because our car culture has had life-altering consequences for them here at home. Remember that. 415426
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 09/06/2026There's an indicator species for evaluating the safety of your urban infrastructure, and it's not middle-aged men on bikes. It's women, seniors, and kids feeling safe enough to ride in their everyday clothes. 3453114
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialLior Steinberg @steinberg.nu · 09/06/2026A smart city has nothing to do with artificial intelligence or sensors. A city is smart when children can walk and cycle freely and safely. Technology is only a bonus. 📸 Picture by @dutchcycling.nl 261396309
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialMiser @misernyc.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Anyone that fights bike lanes is actively fighting again freedom for the disabled 14910
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 08/06/2026it's not complicated. 912217
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Car culture is normalizing massive, depreciating debt and pretending the people who opt out are the weirdos. 1115625
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialNathan Ley @nathanley.com · 06/06/2026“Why Drivers Should Want Better Cycling Routes” Soon to be posted on facebook….. cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/why-driver...cllrdrnathanley.substack.comWhy Drivers Should Want Better Cycling RoutesThey’re Not in Your Way. They’re One Fewer Car On The Road. Stick with me here….. 15915
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialLaura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 06/06/2026Kids deserve the freedom of mobility. Forced car dependency isn’t good for anyone, especially kids. Healthy cities support all modes for all ages. 13760127
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Support policies that make cities accessible and inclusive for all ages today. If you don't, you are guaranteeing a future where you're stranded in an isolated suburban retirement home, stripped of your mobility, just waiting for people to visit. 0328
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/06/2026It's neat how this happens across the US, possibly thousands of times per day, yet all of the moral outrage and concern is over ebikes, bikes on sidewalks, scooters, and pedestrians wearing headphones. 1228247
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 04/06/2026“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs are savings. 291732583
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 04/06/2026“You need to show actual injuries or even actual fatalities in order to score high enough for that funding." In the US, motorists have a blank check for their bloated infrastructure, but people walking and cycling must pay with their lives before something is considered.wthr.comWestfield takes steps to make Monon Trail saferA tunnel under the 161st Street crossing has been discussed on and off for years, but now, it is finally under construction. 48511
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialBlue in Red Oklahoma @soonersean.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I grew up watching CBS News. Even as a kid, 60 Minutes was family viewing every Sunday night. What the new ownership has done to the crown jewel of broadcast news and investigative reporting is criminal. 821518
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialSundance @sundance.bikesky.social · 31/05/2026Jevons Principal states that if we build more high quality bike lanes we will see an influx in cyclists. But that’s not what the powers at be want. They want you to busy to cook your own food, repair your own home, connect with your community… Don’t buy into their false sense of freedom. 1172
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 30/05/2026For us, if we had to use a car, it would be another unremarkable outing, but because we live in a city that enables car-lite living and we have these e-cargo bikes, things like this transform into an experience. Ones that we'll often remember and cherish into the future. 2393
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialAlessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026This is your city telling you bike riders don’t matter 614015
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Strange how so many will shame people on bikes for not wearing helmets yet don’t have much to say about bike lanes without protection. Via @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social 29805225
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.sociallumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 24/05/2026I'm a car-owning Chicagoan, and I want 90% of our streets to be pedestrian-priority spaces, and many of them should be entirely car-free w/ specific delivery access windows. The other 10% is the boulevard network, which will be the only space that somewhat prioritizes cars; speed limit 20mph. 216829
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Globally, car culture claims 3,500 lives a day. Yet our moral panic is spent on ebikes, people riding on sidewalks to stay safe, and pedestrians wearing dark clothing or wearing headphones. We have normalized mass casualties while villainizing people just trying to exist outside of a vehicle. 14450140
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Textbook reply that thinks rules for regulating cars in cities should apply to all forms of transportation. Also, I wonder why someone would ride on a sidewalk. Could it be that they don't want to die at the hands of a motorist? No protected infrastructure? Car brained... 71177
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 22/05/2026When infrastructure treats bikes as serious transportation, society stops treating them as children's toys. 131479288
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Learning to ride a bike is a child's first taste of independence. Cities need to honor that milestone by building human-first infrastructure that actually gives kids the autonomy to ride safely, completely protected from the threat of motorists and their oversized, overpowered cars. 417335
Reposted by @zebrat.bsky.socialGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I wear a helmet. I recommend other people wear helmets. But helmets are not a solution for unsafe infrastructure. That's why so many of us get mad at finger wagging comments about helmets. It hides the real risks to cyclists. Cycling at low speeds is very safe! It's the cars that make it dangerous. 1447455
