There are howls of protest from the right about plans for Birmingham to be a 20mph city. But it will be a good thing, and others will follow, says transport writer and podcaster Christian Wolmar
  • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    Ultimately, we will hopefully get the glorious endless motor utopia depicted in that episode of Dr. Who in New New York. Born on the highway, die on the highway.

  • lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    52·
    2 months ago

    It is Birmingham in the UK, not Alabama - as was my first thought.

    I hate comparing pro-pedestrians improvements to a war.
    There is no causalities, nor losers.

    • ladicius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      For me riding my bike sometimes feels like and is dodging death by cars.

      They are sniping with bullets that weigh tons.

    • vividspecter@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      It’s the framing that anti-bike/transit types have been using since the 2010s. Supporters are adopting it to argue there should actually be a war on cars.