Why would you want the lock from an ofo bike? To serve as a novelty paperweight?

I joke, but really, the only thing more ridiculous than wanting the lock off an ofo bike, is wanting a crappy ofo bike.

>>1261914
give it back jamal

Snagging one of them e-scooters is where it's at homie.

>>1261914
>I want to steal a bike that sticks out like a sore thumb in public
Not only are you a shitty would-be thief, you're a dumb would-be thief. Neck yourself.

>>1253883
Just for reference:
Streetcar lines cost 5-20 million € per km in the EU

>>1214421

It depends. Where the lines are seperated from the normal lanes, which is mostly the case on main roads and along urban motorways, trams can operate at reasonable speeds. It can get messy and much slower in the old quarters and city centers, though. especially during rush hours. Even then It's still helpful that in Europe trams (and buses) have general right of way over private vehicles.

>>1222222

>>1240679
>your decaying modern midwestern city
my sides are in orbit

>>1214421
Technically, there should be and there are rules against delaying trams. Victoria has a rule that it's illegal to delay a tram, for example by stopping while on the tracks to turn. In practice, cars sit on the tram tracks in the middle of Bridge Rd, Richmond all the time when turning from one side of the street to another. People will also stop in front of trams on Sydney Rd because no rule is going to stop them from doing what they expect to be able to do with cars, which is just stop traffic behind them while they wait to do a right turn.

The fastest sections of Melbourne's tram network are the light rail sections, since they have actual level crossing gates etc. Swanston St would also be fast in the middle of the night after most people are gone, since it's a bicycle and tram only corridor. There are other issues, like the drivers find it harder to close the doors than a train because all they can do is ring the bell to warn people off, or if people are trying to flood a crowded tram then the driver has to use microphone/yell out of his compartment to tell people to get off because they're not going to fit.

I'd also say that street-running trams are usually legacy systems built before the rise of the automobile which are only now facing issues with traffic where once they probably ran a lot fater. I'd differentiate these systems from a modern 'light rail' quite a bit as light rail vehicles tend to be longer than the average tram. So in terms of cost the rollingstock part is lower due to smaller units.

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>a truck carrying six cars crashed into a tram today in Bochum, Germany
>eleven people were hurt, six of them severely so
>the tram had to be put back on the tracks with two cranes
>overhead wires may or may not have had to be removed
>recovery took until late evening
>several hundred thousands of euros in damage
>truck driver apparently "overlooked" the 30m (that's more than 100 feet) vehicle

>>1261748
Boats are balloons in water, not of water, though

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>>1261750
>>1261751
Wait....hol up

Boats are aircraft.

you mean like a steam baloon?

>>1261806
Yeah!

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>>1261806
>Someone actually replied to a troll post trying to discern what OP actually said
This is funny to me

>>1254967
Funny...they sure manage to handle (i.e. "Fuck Up") my payroll every 2 weeks.

>>1258209
eh im probably wrong then. either way, crushed into effectively dust.

>>1254619
>>1256258
>>1256289
Don't worry we're still here on the Delta routes that overlap with the NW ones

>>1259417
:C

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>>1258820
NX class or bust.
Now that is a starship which feels like it could be a real vehicle.

>>1258834
it doesn't even have energy shielding tho

What would spaceships look like if FTL travel is never found?

>>1261569
O'Neil Cylinders with fusion rockets at one end.

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I wonder what would be the starship equivalent to the ASK-21, it is in production since the 1970s and still known as one of the best trainers ever build.
Yea, its performance isn't exactly overwhelming, but it is robust and easy to fly.
Also:
What about the dirt cheap and abunded K-6, K-8 and especialy the rather funny K-8 b STIHL?

>>1257943
That's a trip. I think they're still using the same bi-levels, too.

>>1246950
>caring about what people do as long as they get the job done
Take your nanny state, bootlickin fanny elsewhere.

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DUDE WEED LMAO

>>1257992
>/n/ewfag simultaneously complains about nanny states and defends bloated union practices, more at 11

>>1257844
>2D waifu pillow
go back to 9gag

>>1247302
I legitimately dont care and wish them the worst.
t. poorfag cyclist

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>>1259242
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>mfw I book student fares through Amtrak and the conductor never asks me for student ID

>>1261415
Yeah it's crazy that US companies can get away with that shit. If my train is cancelled of course I should get my money back. Same with late fees, meals, etc. I wonder if maybe some things are actually legally covered but signing up for this insurance waives other rights? I wouldn't put it past them and it would explain why their being so aggressive over 9 bucks.

>>1261431
Travel within the EU is covered within the EU laws on this.
There are variations depending on the mode of transport, rail, air, bus/coach and boat/ship/ferry.
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/passenger-rights/index_en.htm

>>1261332
>What did Amtrak mean by this?
This:
>Lol, dude, you're an american, you have no rights!
>But for the low, low price of $9, we pretend that you have some!
>You don't want something bad to happen to your $110 trip, don't you? That's like a week of works worth of money, would be a shame if an accident happens to that money…

>>1261332
>"Protection" for lost stolen or damaged baggage.
Meaning you give them money and they won't steal your baggage?

Muslims

Denmark would be the worst offender, where everything has stood still for decades.
Sweden's network is in shambles, but there's at least plans and some projects do crawl along. New train sets get bought and even some torn up railroads are being eyed for reconstruction.
Norway is a bit better off due to infinite money, but anything that connects to Sweden has zero priority.

>>1259755
>Norway is a bit better off due to infinite money, but anything that connects to Sweden has zero priority.

Based Norwegians wary of the Eternal Swede.

>>1259753
This and in areas where there are some population for good rail transport, the voters in rural areas will vote it down.

Fucking Northern Finland and their willywank ruralist Centre Party voting down on rail projects here in south.
Can't support shit for improving rail here in south where the rail system is underfunded while getting more and more overcrowded every day.

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>>1259702
Grass is always greener, Anon.

>>1259118
el nino generally makes it warm in eastern australia, though
>>1259105
it looks run down af but trust me, it's not

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>>1259091
oh let me tell you, its not as bad when there was a spark on TOP of a diesel at Franga

>>1261060
>On the evening of June 10, 1975, the Long Island Up goods train, which had been hauling eight wagons of steel from Lysaught's steel mill at Hastings, ran into the rear of a six carriage suburban standing in No.2 platform.
The on-duty ASM rang me to advise me, when I arrived and saw the mangled steel, I could hardly believe my eyes. The rear Hitachi carriage, its back broken, was lying atop B69. The diesel was derailed and its fuel tank ruptured. The collision caused the derailment of most carriages and wagons, and immense damage to the overhead wire and track. […] I was the first of many officials on the scene. My first concern was for the injured, but miraculously, the only person to sustain injuries was the 20 year old fireman, who was treated for cuts and shock. Normally, the suburban guard would have been sitting in the guards compartment at the rear of the train, but on this evening was in the station office having a cup of tea when the collision occurred. […] The enquiry revealed that as the steel train ran down the Langwarrin bank, the train brakes were applied too frequently, draining the air from the reserviors on the wagons. Consequently, when the brakes were applied to stop the train at Frankston, there was insufficient air in the system and the momentum carried the train into the rear of the Hitachi.

I found a discussion about this on railpages, a poster who is/was a driver claims to know the bloke responsible and he wasn't fired or reprimanded in any manner and continued to work the same route without any extra training

>>1261087
i dont thnk he ever fucked with the brakes again tho

>>1255903
Wena culiao xd

>>1257754
>tesla model 3
>long drive

>>1255881
If I ever bought a car, it would be a Tesla, but I don't intend to ever get a car.

>>>/o/ ?

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everyone in this thread is clinically retarded

>>1261402
Wow you sure told everyone

>>1261241
commie desperation

>>1261236
If anything, the ridership only dropped 25% during the entire era of motorization and affordable air travel's arrival. That's not that bad, especially when compares to some other countries.

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>>1261236
>"Guys, privatisation fixed the railways"
>passenger numbers falling during wartime
>passenger numbers collapsing after the Beeching Report and rail lines were closed down
>passenger numbers at the lowest point during Thatcher's premiership when the Tories were defunding British Rail
>"fixed the railways"

Nah, people just took the train more when they realised that fuel costs were too high to commute with. Privatisation merely co-incided with the realisation that trains were a necessary means of transport instead of driving for 2 hours on packed motorways.

>>1261242
I'm not saying your point isn't valid, but that you need better data to back it up.

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>>1261304
I'd kill for those numbers with Amtrak

The modern us rail network's actually pretty good from an international standpoint (only when you factor freight in tho), but nothing stings more than realizing the us was obsessed with rail until the 50s and had some of the best lines (with the best service) in the world.

Automatic block signals? Invented and used by tje Eastern Railroad. Overhead catenary? The Pennsylvania Railroad didn't invent it, but they sure as hell pioneered the use of it. Automatic Train Control? Pennsy again.

Then we saw the car and threw that all away without a second thought.

>>1260638
I’ve met quite a few guys from tongue point. It comes down to what you make it. Honestly, I would’ve rather have had some formal training versus learning on the job, and getting berated for ignorance when I had no one fucking teach me.

I mean, it’s kind of fucking prison being in the job corps, like being a boat, except without the pay. But you walk out with your QMED, AB special and other shit. That’s at least $4k in classes you’d otherwise have to pay for our of your own pocket that you’d be saving up from your hitches. But it’s a 1-2 year program.
I’d avoid it, and just get your Twic& mmc, study your shit online, and apply to mom and pop tug companies that don’t post job openings online.

Idk where you’re located (Port captains might not want to pay to fly out a greenhorn from out of state)

There is always a need for deckhands. Always. I got on a tug as an OS, has my seatime in a few months for an AB. However, I got hired because I spent a year working on salvages and skiffs.

>>1260770
This guy gets it.
>get tug job
>”you get seasick?”
>”No cap, I’ve been working on the water over a year for this

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>>1262906
>he actually got out

>>1262906
Kek as soon as you get out, my transfer to get put on one of our boats in Dutch harbor gets approved.

Also somebody make a new thread, jewchan wont let me post images from my phone anymore since my “IP range has been blocked”

>>1262916
After my last hitch, of seeing the senior captain shitting on everyone, I realized “I’ve done this shit long and am going to become a grumpy old fuck too, and will want to be home when I have a family”

Also, being verbally and passively degraded is fucking bullshit. And having grown ass men throw tantrums and talk shit, simply because you can’t do anything.

>>1262970
You just gotta be an assist boat?

I worked with some Dunlap guys. Didn’t seem like too bad of a gig. Weather gets really fucking shit though. I’ve seen it raining upwards.

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>>1263320
>>1263320
>>1263320
THREAD

>>1260751
Every cyclist blocking "your" way is one less car on the road clogging up traffic. Your welcome, faggot.

>>1260790
That's not how you spell "public transport that doesn't stop to shit"

>>1260840
This picture is so appropiate to 53yob

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>>1260749
>Bicycles are for faggots.
No, gay people are more into trucks.
>Get the fuck off the road and get out of the way.
Why don't you get out of my way?
Most of the time traffic jams are caused by cars.
>If you wear Lycra you are confirmed unrecoverable and should commit not living.
Are you so uncomfortable with your body that wearing tight clothes may reveal too much of it for you?
Or is it that most cyclists are fit and lean and you envy them?

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>>1260761
Get a load of this nigga

>>1259886

pressurizing the fuelcell, run that fucker hot and hard

>>1239954
As a a320 rated I find this post to be offensive, sir. Please check your privilege.

>>1240672
>
arent these just straight vectors of wind with suction pulling them into a vortex

>>1241012
Tegel is one of my favorite airports in the world. So cozy, such awesome a e s t h e t i c s....I'll be really heartbroken when its gone.

>>1241352
Literal aerospace engineer. It would work, but how do you get the aircraft out of the airstream of the fan, where it's motionless relative to the fan, and into the free air, where it suddenly has to be moving fast? You can't. You could accelerate the fan down a track and keep the aircraft in the fan stream while it accelerates... but then why not just let the aircraft take off normally?