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Whatever became of the UWB positioning system? The trials appeared to be successful, but to my knowledge the system has not yet been adapted in NYC or elsewhere.

Not sure which grips you're using, but I found using the stock foam grips gave me severe wrist pain quite quickly. I changed to Ergon GP1 grips (they have much better hand support)…

New York did some trials with UWB several years ago, which were claimed to have been successful. Since then, there has been very little news of permanent deployment or future devel…

Opal in Sydney

In almost every CBTC system trains communicate with a central zone controller and do not interact directly with each other. Urbalis Fluence works as you describe, but that is a ver…

SelTrac has been around since the mid 80s, and was originally a German developed product (Standard Elektrik Lorenz) based on LZB technology. My understanding of LZB is limited, but…

I had it done twice, both times without sedation by choice. I did have analgesics, and a cannula in my wrist in case I changed my mind mid-way. It was quite tolerable, just a few m…

>Not sure why the conspiracy theorists have decided to make Oxford their place to protest all this stuff Because they have maliciously or stupidly confused the permits which would …

But they will be able to travel without a permit, it's just that those journeys may need to be rerouted to take a less direct route to avoid the traffic filters. Traffic filters ar…

That assumes that the tourists and visitors confine themselves to the major tourist areas. If you bother to cycle outside the major tourist areas of the Netherlands, whether to min…

Dutch cycling infrastructure is close to ubiquitous, extending practically the length and breadth of the country. The idea that bikes are used only in city centres is another disto…

The original poster claimed that car usage is the norm in the Netherlands, which implies that anything else is outside the norm, or unusual. This is obviously incorrectly. There ar…

>First, let's establish that the Netherlands is a car country...On a typical day, 1 million people use public transport. Cars are the norm, not trains or bicycles. Anyone visiting …

The 'elderly parent to the doctor' case is still an argument for bike infrastructure. The more people choose to travel by bike instead of by car, the more space is available on the…

I've rented bikes in the Netherlands several times as a UK citizen, but perhaps in different areas. Part of the reason the Netherlands is the perfect place for a car owner is that …

Not sure if your comment was confined to the USA or not, but I live in outer suburban London, and I have the schools, small Sainsbury's supermarket, libraries, a small gym, soccer …

The local water company does not provide deluxe or budget versions, water is water. The same applies to gas and electricity. All are major household expenses. In the context of a l…

But food at the supermarket, clothes, even water from the tap are all priced without regard to individual income. Why would road usage be any different? The wealthy are always able…

It certainly seems progressive to me. Charging private vehicles to access the roads reduces demand, which allows other modes such as buses, trams and bikes to move more people more…

I do a regular 25 mile commute one way across London, train back myself. One of my routes includes Hampstead and Highgate, a decent amount of climb. I tried the 3 speed hire Brompt…

Cycling provision in Hungary is patchy, to a point where journeys may be impossible in areas where cycling is banned on certain roads. But as far as I can tell (without being able …

The hand-wavy hypotheticals were there in both of our posts. And where you said "It's none of your business what 10% of people are doing. I don't know how it degrades quality of li…

I haven't witnessed the Dutch situation in person, but it seems the "willing and able to serve the market" might be predicated on being able to make the streets squalid, and in som…

If we're going for hyperbolic examples, imagine being a single mother who works a lot and also has a limited income. Her convenient local shop has been replaced by a mini delivery …

The reason the urbanists and others focus on the negatives is that when an individual chooses to use a car in an urban environment they claim benefits for themselves, but impose co…