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Michaelsinodef

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supersnoop said:
Bicycles actually did receive a big comeback push roughly 5 - 6 years ago.
Cities started rebuilding their bike lanes after taking them out.
This coincided with the bike sharing boom which went way too far and then there were the videos of angry shopkeepers throwing discarded bikes into rivers and stuff. (One extreme to the other)
I haven't looked into it too much since, but I'm sure it's evened out.
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I don't think it has completely evened out, at least for major cities I believe there's still a lot of cars on the road (resulting in jams).

With that said, not completely sure how things are on the ground in China, what's more it's always gonna differ from city to city, as well as districts within cities (and time of day).

Smaller cities/towns do experiment with stuff like a lot more bikes/public transport as well (one is apparantly even 100% EV).

At the end of the day, expect things/conditions to improve, since there will be experts on this (I think moves like more EV public transport in buses/taxis, possibly even autonomous/driverless, as well as 'newer' cities like Xiong'an and reduction in size for the tier 1 cities etc. will all help).
 
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UK drone squadron has no drones​

The Royal Air Force 216 Squadron hasn’t carried out any trials and has only four full-time personnel, a campaign group has revealed

The UK drone test squadron that supposedly embodies the “futuristic and ambitious” vision of the Royal Air Force (RAF) has no drones and hasn’t carried out any trials since its reactivation more than two years ago, The Telegraph has reported. The article cites a response from the Ministry of Defence to freedom of information requests
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by the campaign group Drone Wars UK.

“216 Squadron has not conducted any UAV tests since it was reactivated on 1 April 2020... There were no UAVs listed on the inventory of 216 Squadron at the time of your request. This means that the answer to the third part of your request was ‘zero’,”the reply read.
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Chief Marshal Mike Wigston touted 216 Squadron, saying that it has proven the “disruptive and innovative utility of swarming drones.”

“We have been focused on confusing and overwhelming adversary air defenses but we are already contemplating new disruptive missions that I will leave to your imagination,”said the air marshal at the time.
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Turns out ISIS has a stronger drone force than the British Royal Air Force.
 
LawLeadsToPeace

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alfreddango said:
I never understand whether this stuff is getting worse or it's the same as usual but gets reported more
5 dead, 19 wounded so far

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1543997780154253314
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That’s Chicago for you. That city has one of the highest numbers of shootings and one of the nastiest gang violence rates in the entire US. Oh and it’s infamous for corrupt officials. It’s a s**thole through and through.
 
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getready

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supersnoop said:
Bicycles actually did receive a big comeback push roughly 5 - 6 years ago.
Cities started rebuilding their bike lanes after taking them out.
This coincided with the bike sharing boom which went way too far and then there were the videos of angry shopkeepers throwing discarded bikes into rivers and stuff. (One extreme to the other)
I haven't looked into it too much since, but I'm sure it's evened out.
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My friend family business manufactures bicycle brakes in Singapore and he said business has really picked up in recent years especially after the pandemic.
 
Bellum_Romanum

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LawLeadsToPeace said:
That’s Chicago for you. That city has one of the highest numbers of shootings and one of the nastiest gang violence rates in the entire US. Oh and it’s infamous for corrupt officials. It’s a s**thole through and through.
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How do you police such a place when everyone involved argues about the right method(s) on how to deal with their gangs and gang crimes. The usual Human Rights from the far left gets in the way which then infuriates the right wing nut jobs who have a hard on for tough policing. No wonder shitty situation never gets solved or get better.

I wish for all the liberal Hanjians to leave China and settle into Chicago, and other high crime infested areas and for once feel the joy of living in a true free society and high crimes.
 
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