Not every bike lane needs to be protected, but you do need to prioritize a connected low-stress #bikewaynetwork over #trafficengineers' bullshit fantasies about making cars move efficiently. Cars can't get out of their own way. #seattle #visionzero #CarsRuinCities […]
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September 23, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Not every bike lane needs to be protected, but you do need to prioritize a connected low-stress #bikewaynetwork over #trafficengineers' bullshit fantasies about making cars move efficiently. Cars can't get out of their own way. #seattle #visionzero #CarsRuinCities […]
#Trimet board member calls out #Oregon state #transportation dept #trafficengineers for clinging to disproven pseudoscience Level of Service aka V/C in #e82ndave planning. #induceddemand couched in the "safety" concerns about cars backing-up on the freeway offramps. #portland metro will never be […]
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February 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
#Trimet board member calls out #Oregon state #transportation dept #trafficengineers for clinging to disproven pseudoscience Level of Service aka V/C in #e82ndave planning. #induceddemand couched in the "safety" concerns about cars backing-up on the freeway offramps. #portland metro will never be […]
#30daysofbiking I double dog dare any #trafficengineers to hit one of these sunken drain grates at 20mph #BikeTooter #pdxbikes
May 1, 2026 at 5:20 AM
#30daysofbiking I double dog dare any #trafficengineers to hit one of these sunken drain grates at 20mph #BikeTooter #pdxbikes
😮💨 455QSG short a brake light too. Maybe we could get some #trafficengineers to look at this situation and see if the paint and signs are working correctly.
June 20, 2026 at 12:01 AM
😮💨 455QSG short a brake light too. Maybe we could get some #trafficengineers to look at this situation and see if the paint and signs are working correctly.
#trafficengineers are perplexed at why this driver didn't follow the rules, signs, paint... https://bikeportland.org/2025/10/01/riders-account-of-near-miss-underscores-persistent-threat-of-reckless-drivers-397245
bikeportland.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
#trafficengineers are perplexed at why this driver didn't follow the rules, signs, paint... https://bikeportland.org/2025/10/01/riders-account-of-near-miss-underscores-persistent-threat-of-reckless-drivers-397245
#trafficengineers won't rest until the earth is a smoking husk, still holding the delusion that drivers would ever learn to zipper-merge or think ahead and cooperate in the most basic kindergarten way.
Seems like a sad irony that a concern about car drivers getting backed up near a freeway could tank the dream of dedicated bus lanes
bikeportland.org/2026/01/15/t...
bikeportland.org/2026/01/15/t...
TriMet lays out new hurdles for 82nd Avenue bus lanes
Is TriMet ready to jump over these hurdles, or will they use them as a pretext to give up on full bus lanes?
bikeportland.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 AM
#trafficengineers won't rest until the earth is a smoking husk, still holding the delusion that drivers would ever learn to zipper-merge or think ahead and cooperate in the most basic kindergarten way.
#trafficengineers preventing any interventions at a crosswalk because they counted cars and measured their speeds and the cars didn't want it to be safe. 😞 Being ruled by cars is the stupidest possible system of government.
May 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
#trafficengineers preventing any interventions at a crosswalk because they counted cars and measured their speeds and the cars didn't want it to be safe. 😞 Being ruled by cars is the stupidest possible system of government.
I'm not sure whether to be more concerned that they can't keep a 7ft car in a 10ft lane or if they intentionally only almost hit my elbow. Truck too big for your britches? GTFO. 😠 also #trafficengineers, this is what drivers are.
October 4, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I'm not sure whether to be more concerned that they can't keep a 7ft car in a 10ft lane or if they intentionally only almost hit my elbow. Truck too big for your britches? GTFO. 😠 also #trafficengineers, this is what drivers are.
The #trafficengineers who are designing bike lanes they'll never allow their kids to use, should not have a stamp. Clowns are more professional than this, even before they go to college. Most people have no idea how bad this whole ruse has gotten. A century of insolvency awaits your city.
August 13, 2026 at 5:12 AM
The #trafficengineers who are designing bike lanes they'll never allow their kids to use, should not have a stamp. Clowns are more professional than this, even before they go to college. Most people have no idea how bad this whole ruse has gotten. A century of insolvency awaits your city.
No amount of pedestrians standing in the hot sun can satisfy a highway #trafficengineers' traffic model while zero cars go by for half of the time. People are just crossing because standing there to cook vs judging the risk for themselves, obvs. #stroads #FuckCars #bancars #climatecrisis […]
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June 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
No amount of pedestrians standing in the hot sun can satisfy a highway #trafficengineers' traffic model while zero cars go by for half of the time. People are just crossing because standing there to cook vs judging the risk for themselves, obvs. #stroads #FuckCars #bancars #climatecrisis […]
> Topeka Police Dept is asking anyone in the area of a fatal hit-and-run accident last weekend to reach out
😒 #crashnotaccident NW Paramore and Topeka Blvd. I hope they find the #trafficengineers who did this. #stroads
crap://www.wibw.com/2025/11/20/tpd-seeking-witnesses-fatal-hit-and-run/
😒 #crashnotaccident NW Paramore and Topeka Blvd. I hope they find the #trafficengineers who did this. #stroads
crap://www.wibw.com/2025/11/20/tpd-seeking-witnesses-fatal-hit-and-run/
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
> Topeka Police Dept is asking anyone in the area of a fatal hit-and-run accident last weekend to reach out
😒 #crashnotaccident NW Paramore and Topeka Blvd. I hope they find the #trafficengineers who did this. #stroads
crap://www.wibw.com/2025/11/20/tpd-seeking-witnesses-fatal-hit-and-run/
😒 #crashnotaccident NW Paramore and Topeka Blvd. I hope they find the #trafficengineers who did this. #stroads
crap://www.wibw.com/2025/11/20/tpd-seeking-witnesses-fatal-hit-and-run/
#trafficengineers need to have teenagers drive through their designs in a simulator or something. This parking lane before Salmon is a left-turn-only lane on the next block, and they want people on bikes to stand there in an unprotected green box between those two car-parking/driving spaces […]
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urbanists.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 AM
#trafficengineers need to have teenagers drive through their designs in a simulator or something. This parking lane before Salmon is a left-turn-only lane on the next block, and they want people on bikes to stand there in an unprotected green box between those two car-parking/driving spaces […]
#nomorefreeways #induceddemand goes both ways, the phenomenon remains undefeated 🎉 despite the wishful thinking of #odotgtfopdx's #trafficengineers
> Where's my Carmaggedon, Day 4.
> Where's my Carmaggedon, Day 4.
Where's my Carmaggedon, Day 4. Thursday morning commute from Vancouver to Portland is 31 minutes, about 5 minutes longer than the pre-shutdown travel time, according to Google Maps. That's well within the typical range of morning commute times (20-40 minutes). cityobservatory.org/carmageddoni...
September 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM
#nomorefreeways #induceddemand goes both ways, the phenomenon remains undefeated 🎉 despite the wishful thinking of #odotgtfopdx's #trafficengineers
> Where's my Carmaggedon, Day 4.
> Where's my Carmaggedon, Day 4.
If #trafficengineers are state-certified professionals, they don't need permission from city council to prioritize safety over speed. Meanwhile, wave your crossing brick to teach drivers their responsibility because the DMV and infrastructure won't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuMc1yr14hY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuMc1yr14hY
September 17, 2026 at 1:38 AM
If #trafficengineers are state-certified professionals, they don't need permission from city council to prioritize safety over speed. Meanwhile, wave your crossing brick to teach drivers their responsibility because the DMV and infrastructure won't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuMc1yr14hY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuMc1yr14hY
If the driver didn't make a mistake, the #trafficengineers did https://bsky.app/profile/mateosfo.bsky.social/post/3mu6qzjvenc2o
August 29, 2026 at 7:46 AM
If the driver didn't make a mistake, the #trafficengineers did https://bsky.app/profile/mateosfo.bsky.social/post/3mu6qzjvenc2o
See thread for proof that #TrafficEngineers in the USA suffer from #BrainRot.
If you can believe it, SDOT's planning documents call for this intersection of Nickerson & 15th Ave. W. to be even worse (but it doesn't have to be that way).
1️⃣ Current
2️⃣ Planned
3️⃣ How it could look with a Dutch-style roundabout
1️⃣ Current
2️⃣ Planned
3️⃣ How it could look with a Dutch-style roundabout
December 12, 2024 at 9:55 PM
See thread for proof that #TrafficEngineers in the USA suffer from #BrainRot.
$30M design for some #buslanes on #e82ndave 😒 #trafficengineers, can we just give the kids some red paint?
February 26, 2026 at 8:34 AM
$30M design for some #buslanes on #e82ndave 😒 #trafficengineers, can we just give the kids some red paint?
The problem with self-driving cars isn't letting a computer drive a car so much as it is letting billionaires drive your government. #trafficengineers who let the manuals make the decisions might as well let cars design the city.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=040ejWnFkj0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=040ejWnFkj0
February 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
The problem with self-driving cars isn't letting a computer drive a car so much as it is letting billionaires drive your government. #trafficengineers who let the manuals make the decisions might as well let cars design the city.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=040ejWnFkj0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=040ejWnFkj0
RE: https://kolektiva.social/@igd_news/115996952466436740
#tacticalurbanism popup #roundabouts -- when people come together in public space outside of their cars, we see the same patterns over and over. Why is this completely unlike the #safestreets projects proposed by #trafficengineers? (& […]
#tacticalurbanism popup #roundabouts -- when people come together in public space outside of their cars, we see the same patterns over and over. Why is this completely unlike the #safestreets projects proposed by #trafficengineers? (& […]
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February 2, 2026 at 1:01 AM
RE: https://kolektiva.social/@igd_news/115996952466436740
#tacticalurbanism popup #roundabouts -- when people come together in public space outside of their cars, we see the same patterns over and over. Why is this completely unlike the #safestreets projects proposed by #trafficengineers? (& […]
#tacticalurbanism popup #roundabouts -- when people come together in public space outside of their cars, we see the same patterns over and over. Why is this completely unlike the #safestreets projects proposed by #trafficengineers? (& […]
One could probably take the sidewalk going the other way, but more slowly and/or at more risk of drivers pulling in and out without expecting. Would be nice if #trafficengineers had some infrastructure ideas besides painting a bike lane between two truck lanes. #barburblvd #odotgtfopdx
December 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
One could probably take the sidewalk going the other way, but more slowly and/or at more risk of drivers pulling in and out without expecting. Would be nice if #trafficengineers had some infrastructure ideas besides painting a bike lane between two truck lanes. #barburblvd #odotgtfopdx
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@lkanies/115674783162195509
Nobody being held accountable for driver behavior and no #trafficengineers being held accountable for the infrastructure relying on behavior instead of being made safe by-design. #zerovision #driveraccountability
Nobody being held accountable for driver behavior and no #trafficengineers being held accountable for the infrastructure relying on behavior instead of being made safe by-design. #zerovision #driveraccountability
hachyderm.io
December 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@lkanies/115674783162195509
Nobody being held accountable for driver behavior and no #trafficengineers being held accountable for the infrastructure relying on behavior instead of being made safe by-design. #zerovision #driveraccountability
Nobody being held accountable for driver behavior and no #trafficengineers being held accountable for the infrastructure relying on behavior instead of being made safe by-design. #zerovision #driveraccountability
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"2022... project lowered the speed limit (from 35 and 40 mph to 30 mph) removed one of the general travel lanes and added buffered bike lanes in each direction. Unfortunately PBOT did not install any physical protection"
How do #trafficengineers, knowing […]
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October 31, 2025 at 5:13 AM
"2022... project lowered the speed limit (from 35 and 40 mph to 30 mph) removed one of the general travel lanes and added buffered bike lanes in each direction. Unfortunately PBOT did not install any physical protection"
How do #trafficengineers, knowing […]
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How do #trafficengineers, knowing […]
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"If there's no one entity who is ultimately responsible for road safety." ahem [<a href="/hashtag/trafficengineers" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#trafficengineers]
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#trafficengineers like to say safety comes first, but they mean the crosswalk signal makes walking illegal after a few seconds while the green light stays on for several more seconds, partly because the street has been made twice as wide as necessary, "for safety". They're just ensuring car […]
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August 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
#trafficengineers like to say safety comes first, but they mean the crosswalk signal makes walking illegal after a few seconds while the green light stays on for several more seconds, partly because the street has been made twice as wide as necessary, "for safety". They're just ensuring car […]