Bjarni Rúnar
@bjarniri.bsky.social
Samgönguverkfræðingur með tjáningarþörf
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For a while during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, the sun sets in Eastern Brazil before it does in Ireland. Now you know.
June 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
For a while during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, the sun sets in Eastern Brazil before it does in Ireland. Now you know.
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“Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians. Vehicles with especially tall front ends are most dangerous to pedestrians, but a blunt profile makes medium-height vehicles deadly too.”
Deadly by design. And they know it.
www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
Deadly by design. And they know it.
www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
May 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians. Vehicles with especially tall front ends are most dangerous to pedestrians, but a blunt profile makes medium-height vehicles deadly too.”
Deadly by design. And they know it.
www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
Deadly by design. And they know it.
www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
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New Finnish research:
“Commuters who cycle to work are less likely to get sick than those who are inactive. Those who bike at least 61 km a week have 5.3 fewer annual sick days than those who don't. In a company of 50 people, this means 265 fewer days of sick leave.”
www.julkari.fi/bitstream/ha...
“Commuters who cycle to work are less likely to get sick than those who are inactive. Those who bike at least 61 km a week have 5.3 fewer annual sick days than those who don't. In a company of 50 people, this means 265 fewer days of sick leave.”
www.julkari.fi/bitstream/ha...
May 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New Finnish research:
“Commuters who cycle to work are less likely to get sick than those who are inactive. Those who bike at least 61 km a week have 5.3 fewer annual sick days than those who don't. In a company of 50 people, this means 265 fewer days of sick leave.”
www.julkari.fi/bitstream/ha...
“Commuters who cycle to work are less likely to get sick than those who are inactive. Those who bike at least 61 km a week have 5.3 fewer annual sick days than those who don't. In a company of 50 people, this means 265 fewer days of sick leave.”
www.julkari.fi/bitstream/ha...
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Samfunnet tjener mye på at folk går og sykler!
Nye tall fra Helsedirektoratet viser at vi sparer:
🚲 33 kr for hver km folk sykler
🚶♀️ 49 kr for hver km folk går
Det er sammenlignet med at folk ikke er i fysisk aktivitet, f.eks. om de kjører bil.
Nye tall fra Helsedirektoratet viser at vi sparer:
🚲 33 kr for hver km folk sykler
🚶♀️ 49 kr for hver km folk går
Det er sammenlignet med at folk ikke er i fysisk aktivitet, f.eks. om de kjører bil.
Dokumentasjonsrapport: Helseeffekter av fysisk aktivitet per km gange og sykling
Helsedirektoratet.no retter seg mot deg som arbeider innen helse- og omsorgstjenesten.
www.helsedirektoratet.no
March 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Samfunnet tjener mye på at folk går og sykler!
Nye tall fra Helsedirektoratet viser at vi sparer:
🚲 33 kr for hver km folk sykler
🚶♀️ 49 kr for hver km folk går
Det er sammenlignet med at folk ikke er i fysisk aktivitet, f.eks. om de kjører bil.
Nye tall fra Helsedirektoratet viser at vi sparer:
🚲 33 kr for hver km folk sykler
🚶♀️ 49 kr for hver km folk går
Det er sammenlignet med at folk ikke er i fysisk aktivitet, f.eks. om de kjører bil.
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“Microscopic particles emitted from brake pads can be more toxic than those emitted in diesel vehicle exhaust, a study has found.”
People generally associate pollution from cars as being from exhaust pipes… but that’s only part of the problem with cars.
People generally associate pollution from cars as being from exhaust pipes… but that’s only part of the problem with cars.
Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says
Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
“Microscopic particles emitted from brake pads can be more toxic than those emitted in diesel vehicle exhaust, a study has found.”
People generally associate pollution from cars as being from exhaust pipes… but that’s only part of the problem with cars.
People generally associate pollution from cars as being from exhaust pipes… but that’s only part of the problem with cars.
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Cyber truck seized in UK. It doesn't meet standards for driving in the country & is not permitted on the streets.
www.forbes.com/sites/peterl...
www.forbes.com/sites/peterl...
Tesla Cybertruck Banned And Seized By Police In The U.K.
The Cybertruck has a cult following in the U.S., but safety issues such as excessive size and acceleration and sharp edges make the Tesla illegal on U.K. roads.
www.forbes.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Cyber truck seized in UK. It doesn't meet standards for driving in the country & is not permitted on the streets.
www.forbes.com/sites/peterl...
www.forbes.com/sites/peterl...
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Thank you to Greater Manchester Police for helping keep vulnerable road users safe from this.
There's a reason Tesla Cybertrucks are not legal in the UK and Europe; Cybertrucks present acute dangers to pedestrians and don’t meet European safety standards.
The vehicle has been seized.
There's a reason Tesla Cybertrucks are not legal in the UK and Europe; Cybertrucks present acute dangers to pedestrians and don’t meet European safety standards.
The vehicle has been seized.
January 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Thank you to Greater Manchester Police for helping keep vulnerable road users safe from this.
There's a reason Tesla Cybertrucks are not legal in the UK and Europe; Cybertrucks present acute dangers to pedestrians and don’t meet European safety standards.
The vehicle has been seized.
There's a reason Tesla Cybertrucks are not legal in the UK and Europe; Cybertrucks present acute dangers to pedestrians and don’t meet European safety standards.
The vehicle has been seized.
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“The survey revealed that traders who drive to their business estimated much higher customer car use (29%) than traders that use other modes of transport (between 10% and 19%).”
The actual car use was 7%.
Yet another survey showing again that retailers constantly overestimate customer car-use.
The actual car use was 7%.
Yet another survey showing again that retailers constantly overestimate customer car-use.
Shoppers’ Mobility Habits: Retailers Overestimate Car Use
www.rifs-potsdam.de
December 19, 2024 at 6:50 PM
“The survey revealed that traders who drive to their business estimated much higher customer car use (29%) than traders that use other modes of transport (between 10% and 19%).”
The actual car use was 7%.
Yet another survey showing again that retailers constantly overestimate customer car-use.
The actual car use was 7%.
Yet another survey showing again that retailers constantly overestimate customer car-use.
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“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
www.latimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
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Remember, when it comes to the actual likelihood that a vehicle crash will occur at all, AND whether the consequences of a crash are serious, or even deadly, or not, speed is ALWAYS a factor. Including when the legal speed limits are currently too high. #SpeedKills #VisionZero
October 18, 2023 at 2:30 AM
Remember, when it comes to the actual likelihood that a vehicle crash will occur at all, AND whether the consequences of a crash are serious, or even deadly, or not, speed is ALWAYS a factor. Including when the legal speed limits are currently too high. #SpeedKills #VisionZero