Casually admitting to not having a clue about the laws here

Sure sure. A video call without content shared on the screen is worse. Mhm. Please share more of your wisdom.

Comparing watching a movie with a video call. Good one.

LOL

You obviously never had a video call while driving and you act like you always look at the road 100% of the time. Hypocrite doing hypocritical things I guess.

Same. And most of them do not have a phone call. So I don’t know what you’re trying to say.

Imagine being so absolutely unhinged and saying shit like that. This is absolutely mental. Comparing a few car accidents with a genozide. No wonder you have a president like the current.

The aspect that makes it illegal is not if a camera is on or not, but if you actively control your phone with a hand. Using Siri? No problem. Video calls? Same. Texting? Big No No. And this makes total sense. I still struggle to understand what the big deal about this is. It is just based on wild assumptions (“he endangers cyclists” or “he is not paying attention”), no more no less. As if this shit was the biggest problem right now. How about you tell your government to not support Israel? Start with solving the real problems first.

I don’t know where you live, but in most states of the US, hands free phone calls are allowed.

As someone who constantly has calls on the highway, I cannot follow your arguments.

So what? Calls suddenly not allowed anymore?

As if I would care what’s included and not in an annual report. Stop acting as this is the only thing which is wrong in any given company. How about you just boycott everything, starting with the manufacturer of the device you are currently using. Hypocrites.

Can fully agree and would even say wait until 32

You know there are transparent materials that can withstand forces of those, that are applied on a bicycle path. No one was even remotely talking about driving over unprotected panels. That’s just a weird imagination in your head. Instead of doing that, you could just invest a couple of minutes into reading what is getting tested already.

Netherland’s Solar Roadway Performing Even Better Than Expected!

There is nothing absurd about it. Every surface, which is constantly exposed to the sun, should be covered in PV panels.

I actually did not, and here around, I don’t see anyone do that. I believe climate and culture are the factors influencing the popularity of using an umbrella as mobile shade.

Interesting. It appears that it is one side effect of climate change.

Side note: PV panels try to absorb a lot of light. Parasols try to reflect it, which is why they usually have a bright color. Imagine now holding an umbrella, absorbing more energy than your skin/hair would, causing you to sweat even more?

I think there are some test roads in the Netherlands on the bike lane. Roads are used in all weather conditions, 24/7. Umbrellas not. Roads have approximately the same energy yield as any solar panel on the roof, minus the suboptimal angle and minus the road users causing shadows.

And you don’t think that carrying a 10kg umbrella is unsuitable for this type of climate, when you are already sweating with 500g?

I think it is also a cultural thing, as in asian communities brighter skin is preferred

Different device, similar features. They tend to be much larger, making the weight an even bigger issue.