Competitive wages and benefits... which does not mean "good" wages and benefits.

Die Presse schreibt, dass der Radfahrer "von einem Mercedes überfahren" wurde. Das ist aber schlicht falsch. Der Radfahrer wurde mit einem Mercedes überfahren und von einem 67 jährigen Mann.

The purpose of mods is to tell people like you to learn how to behave. Of course you won't like it. But I do.

Eine Schande, was da passiert. Aber wundern tut mich nichts mehr...

Reporting from Germany. The last rainfall in my specific region of Baden-Württemberg (southern Germany) has been roughly 3 weeks ago, maybe a bit more. There is a lot of very dry vegetation and there have been multiple forest fires going.

Bright red is active fires, dark red is potential for fires.

The next rainfall is set to come this week, but it is not going to be that much, while the temperatures are steadily climbing and are at around 31°C peak now.

Meanwhile the CDU is stopping the addition of planned bike paths in Berlin and thus stops transition to a fossil fuel free infrastracture. Instead they want to improve car infrastracture.

There is more awareness for climate change in Germany now, but there is not nearly enough action.___

Ich bin in Berlin aufgewachsen und 2010 von dort weggezogen. Das war eine der besten Entscheidungen meines Lebens. Was ich hinter mir gelassen habe, war vor allem der menschenfeindliche Verwaltungsapparat. Ich erinnere mich noch zu gut an die verhassten Behördengänge. Ständiges Abwimmeln, mürrische Gesichter, lange Wartezeiten, kaum Kompetenz. Aber auch die Verkehrsdichte, die Kriminalität und den Gestank vermisse ich nicht. Wenn es mich danach mal wieder nach Berlin führte, um für wenige Tage dort zu Besuch zu sein, war ich jedes Mal froh, es wieder verlassen zu dürfen.

This is what people have been saying in the past. For example in 1985:

Source: https://youtu.be/1NOdTEIihFU?t=1295

That is a bad take.

TL;DR: If you do incriminating stuff, you should be incriminated.

There are rules that every driver has to adhere to. The rules are there for protection of the drivers and the people that rely on the drivers driving safely. But the thing is: without consequences, some people show bad behaviour, one being ignoring the rules which are made to keep people safe. In order to suppress such behaviour, fines and punishment are used.

I have been driving cars for around 10 years and have gotten a fine three times. The amount I paid for it in total was roughly 10 Euros per year, which is less than 1 Euro per month. And I could have avoided having to pay this by just being mindful and acting according to the rules, which I did not.

If people feel like they should drive 120 kmh in a 50 kmh zone or even worse, without any proper justification, they do not belong behind the wheel of a car.

Yeah, what about mac and cheese? Come on people, how could this possible work when we all know that mac and cheese?! Discussion over!

When I think of the situations that occur in everyday traffic and how people behave there, completely without google being involved, I am absolutely not surprised at the level of carelessness that radiates from such events. Though it could also be my lower trust in services like google maps because I have a deeper knowledge of the technology behind it than most people. There may be people who think of google maps as some kind of authority that has proven to not be wrong at any time...

If google had enough information and time to correct such map errors and did not out of neglect, they may still be held accountable. And I think that this is a good thing.

Fahre seit 2011 Auto und habe bisher keine Radfahrer gefährdet oder umgefahren. Wenn ich Fahrrad fahre, werde ich leider oft von Auto- und Busfahrern gefährdet.

I find the world a harsh place to live in without being gay. Can only imagine what it must be like for you... I am sorry. :(

So why do folks go 13 kph over? And why is that okay?

Gerade der Merz sollte mal vor der eigenen Haustüre kehren. Dass er sich jetzt so AFD-kompatibel gegen die Grünen richtet, wundert mich derweil nicht.

And it even was the very same city that exactly 10 years ago was hit with a very violent hailstorm that caused billions in damage.

Yeah, no more words needed here.

Ich habe noch eine tolle Idee! Wie wäre es, wenn wir zusätzlich auch noch auf Wasserstoffbasis heizen? Wir haben doch bestimmt grünen Strom im Überfluss...

Ethics is too complicated of a topic for some people in here, it seems. You don't need to be a psychopath to be wrong about this stuff, but being wrong about it is nothing to be proud of anyway.

The problem is not the speed limit or the camera, the problem are the drivers and their mindsets.