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How to Cross a Street in Vietnam

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(Video Link) This somewhat frightening video allegedly shows a man trying to cross a busy street in Vietnam. Timing is everything, and there are no save points partway, nor extra lives. -via Blame It on the Voices Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Neatorama Discovery Date : 19/07/2011 20:02 Number of articles : 2

How to Cross a Street in Vietnam

Motorists Versus Cyclists: A False War Based on a False Premise

Image credit: StreetsBlog From a cyclist getting shot for riding with their child in a busy street to a motorist laughing about the “gay frenchman” he killed , there’s no doubt that cyclists and car drivers do not always see eye-to-eye. Nevertheless, when I wrote about a campaign to end truck blind spots , I was (rightly) chastised by comme… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Parking spaces become parks in hundreds of cities

On a busy street in Los Angeles, a neighborhood association took up seven parking spots and set up a hangout with a grill, a kiddie pool and a gardening workshop to teach people how to grow drought-tolerant plants. In Chicago, an architecture firm turned two parking spaces into a pit stop where bicyclists can chill out on a grassy knoll and refuel on drinks and snacks. In New York City, theater students from Fordham University staged a “Shakespeare in the Parking Spot” festival

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