▲ 45 r/ciclismourbano+1 crossposts

Auto e Bici: due pesi e due misure

Superamento di linea continua? Benissimo!

Superamento di 10 o più km/h del limite (dove limite sensato, ovvero 95% delle strade)? Vai sereno!

Stare appiccicato a quello davanti anche se a velocità sostenuta? Ci mancherebbe!

Rischiare di creare incidenti seri, specialmente per gli utenti innocenti e corretti che ci circondano? Come no, prego!

Persona in bici che fa scorrettezza non grave e che in caso di incidente cagionerebbe principalmente danni a se stessa o che ti fa rallentare 20 secondi prima di poter superare in sicurezza? Al rogo, bastardo!

Rendetevi conto dell'ipocrisia

Ai guidatori falliti, senza affetto. Leonardo

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u/Leov54 — 2 days ago
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Company put drivers on bicycle to know how bad it is to pass by scraping cyclists.

u/Joose__bocks — 7 days ago
▲ 135 r/LouisRossmann+1 crossposts

BMW records historic speeds - evidence used in court.

In this story from the UK, data downloaded from the on board computer on the BMW X3M "logged him breaking safe speed limits on no fewer than eight separate occasions across a 12-month period". Whilst event data recording for 30 seconds before a crash is registered is common on modern cars, a 12 month period of historic speed data recorded by the car is news to me. I can't seem to find anything directly from BMW regarding this, does anyone know more?

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u/44opqs — 7 days ago
▲ 2.1k r/EbikePH+3 crossposts

This guy has a good point. If you have an eBike with a throttle and you don't even pedal it, it's a motorcycle.

u/ForzaAllez — 5 days ago
▲ 191 r/u_TheTrampIt+2 crossposts

Incidente a Torino

Corso Siracusa…

Una 500 si ferma al semaforo, la bisarca non se ne accorge, la tampona (distruggendola) e la BYD (da immatricolare) cade…

u/TheTrampIt — 16 days ago
▲ 570 r/Italian+1 crossposts

I love Italy/Italians, but y'all can't drive for shit.

Alright, bring it on.

Just landed in Rome and drove to Naples. Below some of the rules as I have observed them.

  1. I thought only England had specific cars made for them, but Italians have cars with the indicators absent! Very cool.

  2. In the off chance that someone indicates they are swapping a lane, it is customary to drive the next 5km with the indicator on.

  3. Overtaking on the right is recommended.

  4. In the speed lane but need your exit? Make sure to not indicate and randomly cut across all lanes at 70kph. Great succes.

  5. In the event you drive a Vespa, do not wear any protection besides a helmet. Meat crayon is the name of the game.

  6. If your car has less than 100 dents, you have not driven your car.

  7. You can drive through traffic with a car as you would with a motorcycle.

  8. Someone waiting for oncoming traffic to turn left? Be sure to start honking and overtake left or right as needed.

  9. On the topic of honking, this is more important than the steering wheel.

And 10. What is lacking in the driving department, you make up for in the food and friendliness department. I am however convinced you get your driver's license for free when buying bread.

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u/TallDrummerBoi — 16 days ago
▲ 105 r/ItalyMotori+1 crossposts

First-year tax on an identical petrol compact (30,000 EUR pre-tax) across 17 European countries [OC]

u/Successful-Ebb7891 — 24 days ago

From Bordeaux to Cognac on the motorway, then back through the coast

From Bordeaux to Cognac on the motorway, then back through the coast.

Casual holiday driving to visit a famous town and it’s chateaux, then off to the seaside to enjoy the beach and finally return home using the coastal road until we met the motorway again.

Attaching the map of the round trip.

Total 334.3 km, (209 miles) at an average of 60 km/h (37 mph) and an average of 2.8 l/100 km (84 mpg us or 100 mpg uk)

Absolutely love my Prius.

u/TheTrampIt — 1 month ago
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La nuova Audi A4 in realtà è un rebadging della Piaggio Ape.

Ho una casa vacanze in Valle D’Aosta e ogni volta che ci vado trovo delle Piaggio Ape sempre più insolite, ieri in un parcheggio ho trovato questa.

u/LucaLauria12 — 1 month ago
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Cycling infrastructure in Europe (interactive map available - link in the comment)

u/GalwayBogger — 1 month ago

From home to Bordeaux

Left home on a full tank, crossed the Alps Via tunnel, then I did a mix of national roads and motorway.

AC always on as we had a peak of 42°C on the roads.

u/TheTrampIt — 1 month ago
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L'Italia continua a essere il Paese europeo con più morti per smog

Il report completo è un mega pdf da 110mb.

>I dati parlano chiaro. In base alle ultime rilevazioni dell’Agenzia europea dell’ambiente (Eea), le polveri sottili Pm2,5 causano ogni anno 43.083 morti premature in Italia, l’ozono troposferico (O3) ne provoca 11.230 e il biossido di azoto (NO2) 9.064. Un triste primato che si trascina ormai da anni e che colloca il nostro Paese in cima alla classifica europea per decessi legati allo smog. Dal 2005 al 2023, mentre il Pil cresceva del 32%, i decessi prematuri attribuibili al Pm2.5 sono scesi del 57% nell’Unione europea, ma in Italia il dato si ferma a -43,4%. Un miglioramento, certo, ma molto più lento rispetto alla media europea e ancora lontanissimo dai limiti raccomandati dall’Organizzazione mondiale della sanità

>A pesare è soprattutto la conformazione del territorio. L’area più inquinata d’Italia – e tra le più inquinate d’Europa – è la Pianura Padana, dove le condizioni orografiche e meteorologiche favoriscono l’accumulo di inquinanti. Le principali fonti di emissione per le polveri sottili sono il riscaldamento degli edifici, gli allevamenti e i trasporti stradali; per il biossido d’azoto, il traffico veicolare; per l’ozono, il trasporto su strada, il riscaldamento e la produzione di energia. Settori ben noti, quindi, sui quali sarebbe urgente intervenire. Eppure, la volontà politica tarda ad arrivare: i nuovi limiti sull’inquinamento atmosferico, che entreranno in vigore nel 2030, restano oggi difficilmente raggiungibili, dato che nel Paese stanno rallentando i miglioramenti sulla qualità dell’aria.

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u/TheTrampIt — 2 months ago
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Today in Italy

Yesterday the government removed the last 5 cents discount on duties, but this pump still had the discount.

In funny units it’s $ 7.48 per little gallon.

u/TheTrampIt — 2 months ago
▲ 289 r/Italia+1 crossposts

4 LUGLIO 1957 🇮🇹 Esce la super-utilitaria FIAT 500, ideata dall'ingegner Dante Giacosa, e diventa presto una delle icone del Boom Economico​ italiano. Costava 490.000 lire, pari a circa 13 stipendi di un operaio, e aveva una velocità massima di circa 90 Km/h.

u/Asiablog — 2 months ago
▲ 154 r/ciclismourbano+2 crossposts

Many family cars are now too powerful for their own good

Back in the eighties, if you were after a car with serious power – let’s say, more than 400bhp – you needed Porsche, Ferrari or Lamborghini amounts of cash. Nowadays though, average family cars can deliver a similar amount of grunt, and I don’t know how to feel about that.

On one hand, I enjoy the idea of a car that costs about as much as a base-spec BMW 3 Series being able to keep up with a Lamborghini Countach away from the lights. But I don’t think anyone actually needs a family runabout that’s as potent as a jar of moonshine brewed under their sketchy cousin’s sink. The issue is that some of these cars simply are not equipped to handle the grunt they’ve been given.

The BYD Atto 3 EVO is a perfect example of this, because the fairly ordinary SUV that previously produced just 200bhp was recently given a whacking great 443bhp, plus 560Nm of torque – that’s more than a Porsche 911 Carrera – yet the suspension and brakes on this flagship car are the same as those on the base 303bhp version, which doesn’t inspire much confidence. Neither does the way the car handles, because while it is relatively comfy, it leans quite a bit through corners, the ride is unsettled and wallowy, and the steering is vague. 

Similarly, the Chery Tiggo 9 has 422bhp and feels rather clumsy on a twisty road because its chassis struggles to cope with so much power. The ludicrously quick 429bhp MG4 XPower does get some suspension upgrades compared with regular versions, but also feels like a bit of a loose cannon as it fires you into the next county.

This phenomenon is not just confined to Chinese cars, however. The dual-motor versions of the Volvo EX30EX40 and EC40 are astonishingly quick, but I think the amount of power they have is over the top. 

It comes down to a matter of trust. For a long time, we didn’t trust a Ford Mustang to go around corners as fast as a BMW M3 and, for me, it’s the same with these cars. I’m always more tentative behind the wheel of one of them because I’m not sure what might happen if I approach a corner at the great speeds they can so easily reach. 

And with these cars being so fast, drivers who have never had access to so much firepower can easily find themselves going way beyond the speed limit without even trying. A 400bhp+ family car sounds like a fun idea, plus it’s great the first time you launch it. But you might not feel quite so clever after your third speeding ticket.

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/opinion/369879/many-family-cars-are-now-too-powerful-their-own-good

u/AutoExpressmagazine — 2 months ago