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"Drivers got violent this weekend" This is banal even for Matt. We get it. You hate cars. If you had your preference I-5 would be shuttered through downtown and all streets between 90 and 520 would be a walkable, urban paradise. Unfortunately for Matt many people have to rely on cars because they don't live in his fairy tale world and pissing all over them from his pedestal is not a great way to advocate for improvements in pedestrian safety.

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@2: If you're referring to the construction of the new boat house, how is the trail detour pushing people into crosswalks. People are being diverted to the outer mixed use trail (and a walking section parallel to it) and then it goes back to the regular trail. It doesn't cross crosswalks. Or are you referring to other work?

The real issue though in that detour is the poor condition of the detour area. The paved area fills with water when it rains and won't be stepped in by normal people, so unpaved areas next to it get all muddy and yucky from all the traffic.

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How about that White Lotus finale?

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"Vision Zero" is such a dopey City of Seattle thing. The three main causes of traffic fatalities are 1) Impaired (or just bad) drivers 2) Impaired (or just dumb) pedestrians, and 3) As our dear seventiesrocked points out, lack of enforcement. I haven't seen a speed trap in Seattle for at least five years, other than traffic cameras.

I would guess that about 75% of the pedestrian fatalities on Rainier and Aurora are because of messed up people wandering into the road, and 50% of the total car wrecks are because of impaired drivers. Just the other day, I observed a fellow who was weaving all over the road along Aurora. He finally coasted into a car that was waiting to turn onto Northgate way. And this was in broad daylight on a workday.

Just this last Sunday morning, there was a horrendous wreck at Rainier and Massachusetts. It was at three in the morning. What do you want to be at least one of the two drivers was seriously impaired?

All the traffic engineering, all the "road diets", all the bike lanes in the world aren't going to solve that. And in a country that is built on personal mobility, which has a multi-billion dollar industry constantly telling people that their self-worth and self-image is tied to the sort of vehicle they drive, city governments are helpless.

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Vision Zero ...

More like Vision Nero.

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viva Sicilia!

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I love that Twitter removed the video of Musk getting booed and deleted the poster's account. So much for free speech absolutism!

@11 Ah yes, free speech at its finest. Criticism of Musk gets banned, Nazis are replatformed. The best!

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“Twitter is evil, and its billionaire owner must be resisted at every turn,” they tweeted from their L-shaped couches.

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Cars baaaaaad!

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@11, the essence of the first amendment is a a rich person gatekeeping tweets and removing ones that hurt his feelings?

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Stevens is going to have to require parking passes be purchased or acquired in advance. It's been overcapacity for years. Once you've driven there and been shut out at 9 AM on a Saturday or Sunday, you don't come back on the weekend.

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@17
Like Phoenix -I have been on Phoenix Metro light rail several times when a pair of transit workers boarded the car. They had no problem checking everyone’s fare. One look at them, and you knew they meant business.
The pair of workers were African-American. They were very professional, and no-one was going to scream ‘racist enforcement’ at them.

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@28 Just because they let the response to the Fauci bullshit stand doesn't mean that they aren't censoring the video of Elon getting booed. Both can be true at the same time.

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With the possible exception of the driver who fled the cops and crashed into someone, all these "drivers getting violent" are simply accidents...and many of those likely caused by oblivious pedestrians walking out in front of the oncoming car(s). So, whenever Matt has an accident of any kind, is he too "getting violent" in some way?

I think I'll go for a leisurely drive in Matt's honor now.

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good one Matt
make 'em Earn it.

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Chappelle is one of the worst people on earth? Seriously? You must not know many people. Holy shit, your average Republican is much, much worse, and there are a shitload of them. Just think of all the people who voted for Trump. Millions. Fucking millions. That's just this country. There are shitloads of worse people in other countries. Millions upon millions.

Chappelle is just a very famous, very successful comedian who isn't afraid to tell controversial jokes -- like a lot of comedians throughout history (Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Chris Rock ...).

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@26
Christ, you're a tedious asshole.

Have fun burning down your strawmen.

Out of curiosity, what were some of your banned nyms? I'm sure you gots several...

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JEEZUS!! Just when I thought US Route 2 couldn't possibly get any worse.....

Along with clueless pedestrians on Aurora Avenue North, how many drivers in these accidents are distracted by their phones? Shit like this is why I'm so glad I keep my car in seasonal fall / winter hibernation and just don't drive during the bad weather months. How distracted and road raged are pedestrians and motorists going to be during the good weather season? Get off your fucking phones, idiots, and pay attention to light changes and traffic!!

@32 donnaleigh: +1 As strong as my dislike for Elon Musk is, I was wondering the exact same thing. Along with Musk (I know Dave Chappelle is a stand up comedian, but I'm unfamiliar with his comedy schtick so I'm not counting Chappelle here) I rate Donald, the Orange Turd Trump, Mitch McConnell, Vladimir Putin, six U.S.Extreme Court neofascists, QAnon goons, Proud Boys, Patriot Players, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Kari Lake, and everyone else who's bootlicking RepubliKKKan as worst humans in the world.
I consider Elon Musk among the list of worst humans on Earth, but not quite THE worst. I'd rate Musk within the top five worst, within one or two of the Orange Turd.

@35 Ross: +1 Thank you for beating me to it.

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@39 raindrop: If Dave Chappelle is anything like Seth McFarlane, I hate him.

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@11 raindrop: Seriously, dude. Get a nap.

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@12 Catalina Vel-DuRay and @12 Will in Seattle: +2 Agreed.


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