Matthew Badger

@TimWardCam@c.im @benjamin@piaille.fr @c_9@mstdn.ca you say that like it’s a bad thing, and the suggestion that the only benefit to lower speeds is reducing people being killed or seriously injured is absurd. Our town moved to mostly 20 mph limits at the start of 2025 and road noise is significantly reduced, and walking my kids to school *feels* massively more safe and is generally far more pleasant. Pedestrians managing not to be killed or seriously injured by idiots in 2 ton machines feels like a low bar.

@TimWardCam@c.im thank you for your efforts! It’s so sad that in the U.K. we continue to build homes in such a car-oriented way that 20 mph limits in residential areas are anathema to a significant fraction of the population. I’m privileged to live near the centre of town (absolutely intentionally though) and I can’t imagine having to get in the car for pretty much everything.

@maaikees@sw-development-is.social this is great, really inspirational! I am currently on the “powerlifting is fun but it's easy to stay fat" train (speaking for myself, I started with a BMI of 32.5) and it's nice seeing musculature slowly reveal itself as I drop body fat while getting stronger. But you didn't answer your own “Now what?" question! Back to powerlifting in a lower weight class?

@maaikees@sw-development-is.social that's very impressive; if I tried that I'd probably end up with another 20 kg cut on my hands. 😬