It’s no secret that as a global society we are addicted to automobile use. It’s also no secret that cars are literally killing us (just starting the engine causes harm) and the way we have built cities to cater to drivers has damaged society from our health to our social
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Interchange a Highway
Atlanta isn’t known for being a walkable city. Florence, Italy has a better reputation. This is kind of mind blowing, and should have people thinking about overpasses and cloverleaf highways in a different way. Auto-sprawl has many costs. Florence Italy and a highway interchange in Atlanta at same scale. @stevemouzon
Continue readingThings Are Good: New Speed Limit in Paris: 30 km/hr
This week Wired published an article about the 20 deadliest US cities for pedestrians and they write: There, low-density neighborhoods “rely on wider streets with higher speeds to connect homes, shops, and schools—roads that tend to be more dangerous for people walking,” the report says. More than half of all
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: It’s Cold
It’s cold tonight. It will be an actual -40 by morning, for the first time in a long while. The wind chill will be brutal.
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: Time to get serious with distracted drivers
In March, the fine for being caught texting, talking on your cell phone, or tinkering with your MP3 player while driving will jump from $155 to $280 in Ontario. That’s better, but not good enough. Distracted drivers are a growing threat to everyone sharing the road – other drivers, pedestrians,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Happy Valentine’s Day
Roxie’s song is called “Hey Valentine”. I met her at Access 7 while I was there to appear on TV too, for Regina Car Share Co-op. Our interviews are on Access Talk of the Town today at 2pm and 5pm. @roxielenton http://www.facebook.com/roxielentonmusic (iTunes) http://cdbaby.com/cd/roxielenton (The song is also available on
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Future Proof: Ice Storms
Last year Shane vlogged about ice storms. Let’s not wait until a big storm hits Saskatchewan before we future proof our homes being built today. You can check out Shane’s website, and buy his book. If I had $20,000 to spend on a “depreciating liability” (a car), or $20,000 to
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Let’s Tear This Town Aparrrrrt!
This evening I pushed a Co-op cab off an ice median at Kramer and Hillsdale, with the Regina cabbie I was riding with, and another driver who stopped after. The Co-op guy wrecked his front bumper though by failing to negotiate the turn. I tore a piece off it so
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Conservatives Are Not Responsible
Conservatives are not responsible for your neighbour’s children. Your neighbour’s children will be paying off debts incurred by Conservative Ministers, however. Conservatives only feel responsible for your neighbour’s children when they street race, have sex, use drugs, or are bullied. Full bellies are definitely not their responsibility, unless it’s unsafe
Continue readingThings Are Good: Beets for Road Ice Removal
The traditional approach to deicing roads is to cover the roads (and thus the ground around the road) in salt – which is absolutely awful for the environment. Because so many people drive cars the demand for road salt is high and has come to negatively impact local economies and
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Nervous Norvus
A song from my childhood was on the satellite radio this evening. Transfusion, by Nervous Norvus. I looked him up on YouTube. He passed away a good many decades ago from alcohol abuse and skipped a chance at appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show to perform Transfusion. He really was
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Go To Wood Mountain #exploresask
The Wood Mountain Folk Festival is today, Saturday Aug. 24, 2013, at the Mergel Ranch. On Friday I drove down from Regina in my $50 rental car (for 3 days, from Enterprise). It’s getting 5.7L/100km highway driving in ECO mode. 2013 Elantra, Hyundai. I successfully passed a semi along the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Wake Up America
From a study that reveals increased risk of death for young coffee drinkers who have 4 cups a day or more, to a man who woke up America to the deadly automobile industry’s greed, we’ve got a full morning of reading for you, here at Abandoned Stuff. Or that’s what
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Drivers From Hill: MPs Shouldn’t Drive
MPs should quickly pass legislation to encourage the widespread adoption of self-driving cars, because an increasing number of MPs can not drive themselves properly. They are Drivers From Hill. “Conservative minister Maxime Bernier was arrested Sunday in the county [sic], while driving the vehicle of his wife without holding a
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Drivers from Hill
@davidakin Unlike Mr. Mulcair, I did not intimidate the officer. Unlike Mr. Mulcair, I received a ticket. I immediately paid the ticket. Ctd— Eve Adams (@MPEveAdams) June 18, 2013 @davidakin At no time did I identify myself as a Member of Parliament and since I do not wear an MP
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ask General Kang: How do you deal with bad drivers?
The first thing you have to realize is that I’ve only been subject to the idiocy of my fellow car-jockeys since my arrival on Earth. (Car-jockey is the right term, isn’t it?) Anyway. Back on my home world, we über-chimps … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Free Parking Only Half a Million Dollars
Most people in Regina assume they’ll be able to park a vehicle, or two, or three, for free outside of their home. Street parking is technically 24 hours in most residential neighbourhoods away from downtown and the university. Downtown is free two hour parking on Saturdays at meters, and the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Eleven Foot Eight – Truck Crashes for Chuckles
I think this is an opportunity for a film person on the Winnipeg St. overpass in Regina. 11foot8 is a website that highlights ridiculous crash videos at a notorious, low, train bridge. Nice stacks:
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Bike Derangement Syndrome at Wall Street Journal
If you’re suffering from low blood pressure, I have the treatment: WSJ hack interviews an editorial board nutcase Dorothy who says among other things: “Look, I represent the majority of citizens.” She’s “appalled” that bike sharing has happened in NYC. “Best neighbourhoods are begrimed by these blazing blue CitiBank bikes.”
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Cycling In Regina Isn’t Always Easy
What’s it like for a Regina cyclist to go see a movie? Besides homicidal/comical drivers (from Alberta), there are flooded Multi Use Pathways, and underpasses that are creeks. Persist past those hazards, and there are gravelly “Shared” bike lanes with parked cars ready to give you the “door-prize”. Can you
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