notjustbikes

adnan , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes I completely missed them. What time were they? I was looking up from midnight to 1:00 AM and then my middle aged body gave out.

cshentrup , vor einem Monat

@notjustbikes greetings from Olympia Washington

Damax , vor einem Monat

@notjustbikes I got Doraemon on my line 😊
Gonna catch ‘em all !

leckse , vor einem Monat

@notjustbikes Akidearest made a video about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vrpizmZbMM

ahltorp , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes @rmcauley On Apple TV it’s so much better to watch on Nebula. Not because Nebula is especially good, but because they’re not actively bad. They just have a video player.

olub0de , vor einem Monat

@notjustbikes I'm a little upset that you got to Tokyo before me :D

graemek , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes MARTA in Atlanta is very good at getting to the places it goes but none of the surrounding counties will allow it to expand and it’s infuriating.

nyancatflies , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes I wonder if the US's reliance on cars is related to the country's negative view on taxation and social welfare.

When I discussed worrying trends in the EV market with another user on Mastodon, they (gender unknown) said public transport is funded by tax and maintaining it requires high tax and can increase the national debt. They argue that intercity railways and mass transit are partially responsible for Japan's national debt crisis since the government needs to inject money to keep them running well. Although railway companies like JR went private a long time ago, they still receive significant governmental subsidies. They also said the Netherlands has the same problem, which is why tax is high there.

I resisted my urge to argue with them because I had other things to do that day. But such views explain why some political views seem to have links to "carbrains". A favour towards less governmental regulation on the economy and less welfare for all is linked to car dependency.

I don't like that person's idea. You may feel a high "tax burden" is not favourable, but you can't always have a carefree life. If more welfare is needed to keep humans and everybody else sharing this planet healthy and happy, it is necessary.

kunaltyagi , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes
Looking forwards to more B roll from Japan

PS: if you need help in Tokyo, let me know. Enjoy your travels

StevenRadomski , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes This thing would get trashed in my city in a matter of hours.

lehtimaeki , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes
It's so damn frustrating that this can't just be universally implemented.. I hate walking near cars going 60 (because everyone drives 10 over) and not even talking about crossing the street.

notjustbikes OP , vor 2 Monaten

@MrLee @Aurimas @nerd4cities yes, exactly.

Advocacy is local, which is why I get so annoyed when people demand that I make "step by step videos" telling them how to fix their city (and get mad when I don't).

That's why I refer people to Strong Towns. They're a great first step to figure out what you need to do in your neighbourhood.

Otherwise, join your local safe streets or cycling advocacy group.

But either way, stop asking YouTubers and start talking to people locally.

nyancatflies , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes @TechConnectify I love people sh*t talking Tesla. What did he say?

foma_econlodge , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes @TechConnectify Bruh. We need some answers here. You can’t just vaguely mention something controversial and then just not through the bone.

rrustema020 , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes Congratulations! It hopefully helps to convince mainstream friends to start following your channel. And thanks for the link to those 24 you are on a par with apparently.

NBAnthony2k , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes Kind of an interesting description. I think environmentalism is pretty far down the list of things your videos focus on.

ionica , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes I bike past there so often and it never looked as beautiful as in this picture!

sheean , vor 2 Monaten

@ionica @notjustbikes it looks similar to the bike path next to the Amstelstation. Which reminds me of this fake advert from many years ago about car addiction, where it’s shown at the end: https://youtu.be/AV68pPxr2hg

GhostOnTheHalfShell , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes

On thing Chuck, we can call him that right, mentioned in a recent clip of his, is that some forms of housing finance for rentals create price inflexibility.

Something about interest only loans as I recall. Lower rent devalues their property, putting landlords into financial stress.

cshentrup , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes by far the biggest issue is zoning. this is not even remotely in question.

derekb , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes That is terrifying

Radlerin , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes
Maybe at 6 a.m. on a Sunday?

rrustema020 , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes Did you know that you can already check in at 8:55 to get the discount?

Damax , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes for the 60cm to the road to build an house is not true anymore. Many still exists with 60cm to access to the road but it is illegal to rebuilt.
The nation wide law is 200cm.

https://www.homes.co.jp/cont/buy_kodate/buy_kodate_00267/

The owner needs to buy part of the land of the next house or lose 50% of the value.

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Damax , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes Greg mentioned that new houses have double pane windows. It is true but the windows are not airtight most of the time. Most of the windows are on rail (imagine a barn door airtightness). I figure that out when I bought a brand new house that I had to buy new windows without rail for soundproofing.
At the end, my window (the physical hole) had 2 double pane windows.

rrustema020 , vor 2 Monaten

@notjustbikes best source for the dire state of the Greek railways is this forum: https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/greece-railways.455457/page-59 I took the train to Kalamata twice! In 1990 and in 2010.

innuendo , vor einem Monat

@notjustbikes Okay, “touching grass” is my new favorite euphemism. Not how you meant it but definitely how I read it.

GhostOnTheHalfShell , vor einem Monat

@notjustbikes yo, make more videos about ‘Murica!