I really don't hate John Forester, but I do hate how we traffic engineers let his nonsensical "research" dismantle our approach to safe bicycling infrastructure

“You can’t subscribe your way out of poor transit service, dangerous streets, and bad land use planning.” That quote pretty much sums it up! Good episode.

Episode 6 of Look Both Ways with David & Wes is up! Find it wherever you like to listen to podcasts, or watch the video version here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFnsXGORWg

Join @davidzipper.bsky.social and I for a LIVE taping today at 6 PM EST... youtube.com/watch?v=rdFV...

Today at 6p EST! Join the livestream (link below), or listen later on any podcasting app.

New livestream on Tuesday! Join @davidzipper.bsky.social & @wesmars.bsky.social @ 6PM ET (link below). On the agenda: 🔹 What happened to Mobility-as-a-Service? 🔹 How cities can prepare for a deluge of self-driving cars 🔹 Bike lanes! Join us live, or listen later on your favorite podcasting app

The guys have now done enough episodes that they have relaxed and the conversation flows well and these guys are both deeply knowledgeable and very engaged in making our streets safer.

On the latest episode of @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social, Wes and I discussed why traffic cameras are more popular than many realize: "A very motivated minority of drivers lose their mind over the perceived inequity...even though speeding or running through a red light is by definition illegal."

One benefit of automatic traffic enforcement is that cameras aren't racist. @davidzipper.bsky.social: "​The cameras are not going to be weighing whether or not to give a ticket based on what the driver might look like." From the latest episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kft-...

Trump is trying to force Europe and Japan to import Detroit's gigantic SUVs/pickups that flunk foreign safety tests. My take: Good luck with that. From the new @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social: "There's a lot of reasons why Europeans and Japanese don't really want an Escalade or a Hummer."

New livestream tomorrow! Join @wesmars.bsky.social and me at 4P ET. On the agenda: 🔹 The surprising popularity of traffic cameras 🔹 Trump's attempts to export U.S. car bloat 🔹 A little brainstorming session Join us live tomorrow, or listen later later on your favorite podcasting app.

New livestream on Thurs (Sept 11) at 4p EST Join @davidzipper.bsky.social & @wesmars.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIBtU9kROkw (or listen later on any podcast app) On the agenda: 🔹 How Trump is forcing car bloat on other nations 🔹 Why "traffic camera hate" is a myth 🔹 **Mystery topic**

USDOT's insistence that cities remove colored crosswalks has nothing to do with safety and everything to do with LGBT censorship. From the latest episode of @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social

On the latest episode of the podcast, @wesmars.bsky.social & @davidzipper.bsky.social discussed why US transportation agencies are often led by people who don't actually care or know much about transportation (ahem, Sean Duffy).

Episode 4 is now available on YouTube & all major podcast platforms! Today, we talk about rainbow crosswalks in the crosshairs, the misery of Paratransit, & road safety north of the border. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdP4r4G6158

Make them read Latour, I reckon www.bruno-latour.fr/sites/defaul...

Many people love speed humps -- and for good reason: They work. But many cities won't install speed humps on streets with more than an eight percent grade. A listener asks: Are those rules a mistake? @wesmars.bsky.social answers:

@davidzipper.bsky.social unloaded on Tesla in the latest episode: “It’s one thing to argue – which is debatable – that if you buy a Tesla and use Autopilot you’re agreeing to the limitations and risks of doing so." "But it’s another to basically treat everybody on the public road as a guinea pig."

New livestream is 6p ET tonight! Link: www.youtube.com/live/6bBPSsy... Join @davidzipper.bsky.social and @wesmars.bsky.social then, or watch/listen afterward. On the agenda: 🔹 Tesla's moment of Autopilot reckoning 🔹 The Boring Company's hype machine 🔹 Heroic speed humps

​Next livestream is Monday 8/11 at 6p ET on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/6bBPSsy... (audio podcast to follow) On the agenda: - The dangers of Tesla Autopilot - The silliness of the Boring Company - The glory of speed humps Questions? Let us know!

On the latest episode, a listener asks: "What safety advice is terrible?" @davidzipper.bsky.social's answer: - "Cyclists: Keep to the right!" - "Pedestrians: Make eye contact with the driver!" @wesmars.bsky.social's answer: - "Look both ways" (if coming from a state DOT, not a parent)

Episode 2 is out... Here are a couple of the many podcast options: - open.spotify.com/episode/5CRA... - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l... And as seen on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=paz7nNdnkyk

I'd love to see the Left channel its passion for fare-free transit toward avoiding catastrophic service collapse in Philly, Pittsburgh, Providence, Kansas City, etc. From the latest episode of Look Both Ways: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...