#Motonormativity*: the double standards we apply to the car-dominated status quo in the face of potential change. Also known as #CarBrain.11mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
A city designed around driving doesn't work for anybody, including car drivers. A city designed for people works for everybody!2yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
True advertisement: Our problems will not be solved by newer cars. They will only be solved by fewer cars. (Part of bigger campaign: https://ecohustler.com/technology/guerilla-take-over-of-100-uk-billboards-in-anti-car-protest)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'When you're accustomed to #privilege, any demand for more equality feels like oppression.' (cartoon by Fabian Todorovic)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
🚨 A gentle reminder for the European Commission 🚨: Our mobility challenge is not about NEWER cars. It is about much, much FEWER cars!1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Our cities do not need driverless cars. They desperately need more carless drivers!1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Every winter, Mother Nature reveals how much we’ve over-designed our streets for cars. If we look carefully, she also inspires us to create healthier and more equitable streets! (GIF by Oto Ozols | 📸 by Drew Kaiser)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Paris to charge SUV drivers higher parking fees to tackle ‘auto-besity’: Size, weight & motor will be taken into account as councillors target ‘dangerous, cumbersome’ vehicles.10mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
In #Paris, emergency response times have FALLEN because firefighters can now use the city's growing bike lane network (and cyclists disperse much easier than cars). In an emergency, every minute counts!11mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Our urban streets are complex phenomena. But sometimes, the basic math is shockingly simple!9mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'🇳🇱 Government should give much more climate funds to subsidize electric cars.' —Dutch lobby #Mobiliteitsalliantie #WindshieldPerspective11mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Bicycle parking is not a problem. It is a fundamental part of the solution! No fuel in the world will change this basic law of physics! The key question: How many citizens, customers or visitors do you want to cater for in your scarce public space? —Parking at #Eindhoven Central Railway Station, NL8mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Good news! We actually CAN build our way out of congestion! It is just a matter of WHAT we build.10mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.' — E.F. Schumacher9mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Our cities do not need driverless cars. They desperately need more carless drivers! (📸: Pinar Pinzuti)2yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Every city makes mistakes. But great cities fix them! 50 years ago Utrecht constructed an urban highway here. Now they brought back the water and green to create thriving public space for people. — Catharijnesingel, Utrecht3mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Our public space is way too precious to let its design be dictated by traffic engineers and their manuals. —Camden9mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'Moss walls' or 'Liquid Trees' signal your city's ambition to solve air pollution without actually doing something effective. Fortunately, one simple change of placement can make all the difference!1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Traffic engineering might seem a difficult job. But the math is actually quite simple! (📸 by Stephanie Krone)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius -and a lot of courage- to move in the opposite direction.” ~E.F. Schumacher1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
One of these vehicles is considered so dangerous that it has to have an enforced speed limiter. The other one is a SUV.2yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'This man always cycled with his wife, for short and long distances. It was for him self-evident to use the bike for her final ride. Human-powered, sustainable, but above all, a deeply loving gesture' ~ Marco van der Straten1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
We know how to make safe street crossings. It only takes a small tweak of the beg button...(cartoon by #Quino)8mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Adults: “Why don’t kids play outside anymore, like we used to do?” The outside we have created for them:9mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Who is (not) allowed to take up public space? It is all a matter of perspective. Dutch media, politicians and police on the #A12 protests by Extinction Rebellion in The Hague:1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
6.000 children were killed on EU roads in the last 10 years. ETSC maps what vehicles were involved when a child was killed (in 2020).1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
This curve of US Pedestrian Fatalities is shocking. 22 people being killed per day! But why call them Pedestrian Fatalities? Shouldn't we call them Car Fatalities. Address the source instead of the victim!9mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Cities are incredibly complex phenomena. But some of the math is surprisingly simple!1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Electric cars are not here to save the planet. They are here to save the car industry.1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Traffic engineering created a radical monopoly. Carbrains think that streets have always been like this and they no longer see the alternatives. —Suharevskaya square, Moscow (1920-2024)6d ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Every year Halloween is the deadliest day for US children due to motor vehicles. Shocking numbers. But what is really shocking is how this has become an acceptable price to pay for our car-based life styles.6mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Our car-dependent status quo is the result of political choices that have steered decades of financial-, spatial- and design decisions. It is time to repoliticize these decisions that shape our public spaces.1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
“Automobiles are often conveniently tagged as the villains responsible for the ills of cities and the futilities of city planning. But the destructive effect of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building.” — Jane Jacobs6mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
We are not working towards car-free streets. We are working towards human-centric and meaningful public spaces where many different societal goals are served. —Rue de Florence as school street, #Paris🇫🇷 (📸 by EmmanuelSPV)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
🚨🚨A primary cause of the rise in mental disorders is a decline over decades in opportunities for children and teens to play, roam, and engage in other activities independent of direct oversight by adults.🚨🚨6mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'Your kids are not at danger of getting rainbow fentanyl on Halloween. It's a razor blades in apples panic made up by Fox News in advance of the midterms. The real danger to your children on Halloween —and every day— comes from cars.' ~Doug Gordon (of The War On Cars)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'When you're accustomed to #privilege, any demand for more equality feels like oppression.'9mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
If we have to push a beg button to cross a street......can we then at least decide what we beg for? (cartoon by Quino)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'Yeah, children are getting killed on our streets. But what about the economy...?' (comic by Ken Avidor)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'To create more safety on the sidewalks, from January 1 #Berlin will allow people to park their bikes or e-scooters on car parking spots for free.' A transformative disruption (see link in comment)!1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
This weekend 18.000 people in #Muenchen kindly demonstrated to decision-makers how to easily optimize throughput. Traffic engineers, you're welcome!1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'You can't justify a bridge by the number of people swimming across a river' ~Brent Toderian1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Why a pedestrian bridge is car infrastructure. ―Avinguda Meridiana, Barcelona (1965 vs. current plan)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.' ~Lewis Mumford. Graphic from #Movement: https://lnkd.in/egd5-5zc2yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
[BOOK FOR WHY AND HOW TO #FUCKCARS] 'A passionate plea for refocusing on togetherness and quality of life in our society and on our streets'2yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
We know who are killing our children: So stop disciplining them & start taking away the danger. The only proper way to present road safety statistics is with a crash matrix.1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'We need cars, because our city is much bigger than Amsterdam/Utrecht/Groningen!!1!' But cycling accounts for 27% of ALL DUTCH TRIPS*! So, why not in #NewYork, #LosAngeles, #London, #Paris, #Ruhrgebiet, #YourCity?1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
A leaked note from your local politician. Weighing all the pros & cons of adding bike infrastructure and deciding it just cannot be done... (made by Tom Flood)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Don't be fooled by the concrete, asphalt and steel. Our urban streets have not, are not, and never will be static. We change them to suit our changing needs. —Damrak, #Amsterdam 1987 - 201011mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Every year, Mother Nature uses snow to show us the ridiculous division of public space. Let's use her inspiration! (#sneckdown animation made by Oto Ozols)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Road safety: a matter of perspective. (original by BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'We cannot reduce cars! Our city isn't #Utrecht' Well, so wasn't Utrecht. It took political will and a consistent, long-term approach to change.11mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Safer streets are not a technical challenge. They are a political one!9mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'We have invented a new product that will sort-a solve some of the problems we ourselves created! We only need all your money, attention and street space'6mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Urban transport: sometimes a matter of simple mathematics. (Via Professor David Lois )1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'We can not just make school environments child-friendly. What about the private cars of some neighbours?' #Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo: Hold my 🍷 —Rue de la Presentation1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'If 50 people travel in an electric bus, the emission will be 11 times less than if they travel by electric car – and 36 times less than if they travel by a fossil-fueled car.' —Vasttrafik1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Are you also angry when drivers use alcohol or cannabis? Well, there is much more to be angry about! Safely driving a 2000kg metal cage with speeds over 30km/h requires superhuman skills. Reduce mass and speed now!10mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
City streets are not static. They have changed in the past and they will change again! Let's open up our thinking. ~Carrer del Consell de Cent, Barcelona (before and after)5mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Cars are getting bigger. Urban streets are not. (same scale, made by https://lnkd.in/ek-fy9jS)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
When you care about the safety of cyclists, you should first focus on taking away the danger on our streets. (By: Dave Walker)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
#Milan reduced car trips with 38.5% by regulating car access to city centers! Showing us that a necessary reduction of car use in making streets more accessible is possible! (see link in comment)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
'Move most from the bottom, least from the top. It's good for you, your wallet, and the environment!' —JAJA Architects1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
One of these vehicles is considered an absolute menace that eats up public space and is so dangerous that its speed is governed with every technological innovation we can throw at it. The other one is a car. (📸 by Sam Wilkin)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Many solutions aim to solve a problem. But real good ones solve multiple problems in one! (CO2 & spatial footprint of modes by Institute for Sensible Transport)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Risk = chance X consequences. Do you really care about road safety? Then focus on removing the sources of danger instead of mitigating the consequences.1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Once you see the dominance of the car in our street design, you cannot unsee it. But you can undo it! (Manila, Philippines by PGAA Creative Design)9mo ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Driving kids to school by car is not only bad for their health, their fitness or the safety of all other children. It also deprives children from a rich experience of their direct surroundings! (via Margrit Stamm)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
As part of an art project, these two young artists turned an entire street in the middle of Amsterdam into one big zebra crossing. They want to question why humans can only cross it at designated spots.1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Hyper Oops! SpaceX has dismantled its roughly mile-long Hyperloop test tunnel at its factory in Hawthorne, California — to make way, in an ironic rebuke of the hypothetical mass transit tech, for more parking spots.1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
If you claim that adding road capacity is a solution, you are part of the problem.1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
30 people getting coffee: Sprawl vs. urbanism (By Emil Maj Christensen)1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
Over 300.000 fans visit the #DutchGP in #Zandvoort this weekend. 35% comes by bike, 35% by train, 15% by bus and 15% by other means. 0 cars! To a Formula 1 event!1yr ⋅ Fietsprofessor ⋅ r/fuckcars
