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jakejanobs t1_j8neq3n wrote

Wide multi-lane roads like North Main Street are extremely dangerous and should not be used anywhere you expect there to be pedestrians. The UK has some of the worlds least deadly roads, both per capita and per vehicle miles traveled. Almost nowhere in the entire country (at least as far as I’ve seen) will you find multi-lane roads. Pretty much every road is either a motorway (which are only for motor vehicles) or a narrow local road/street.

Most North American multi-lane roads, especially in RI, were originally widened so there could be a car lane and a streetcar lane, but when we abandoned the streetcars the extra lanes were kept, to be used by cars. This created more traffic, and made the roads unpleasant both for walking and driving. If you expect people to cross a road, making it multiple lanes in each direction pretty much guarantees people will die on it, and traffic engineers know this. These types of roads should not exist

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FoleyisGood t1_j8ncah0 wrote

Everyone is distracted. I was out in the city walking a few dogs last week and literally every car that passed us the driver was doing something that wasn't looking at the road. This included city workers and police officers. I even saw some school bus drivers almost take out a few cars.

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kbd77 t1_j8nankx wrote

This isn't a brewery or taproom, but the Athletic Brewing NA beers are actually pretty good. They sell them at a lot of stores now – I've seen them at Whole Foods and I think even Shaw's. Almost every liquor store carries them. They make different types, too (sours, wheat beers, IPAs, etc).

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ryanfingawesome t1_j8n1tzg wrote

if you’re trying to stay in the neighborhood, bayberry has a few NAs available usually. not always on draft but definitely in cans. within the city there aren’t any places brewing their own NA though. if you’re able to get outside the city, Origin Beer Project specializes in low abv brews so if you want to go that route they’re the best.

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joshseibert t1_j8mq67z wrote

I’ve assumed it was highway construction but then saw previous comments about scrap ships in the port. I didn’t think of that and I guess it makes sense — but wouldn’t it sound more like crashing noises? This sounds more like deep droning noises from where I am.

I noticed it at midnight and then again at two, as well as times in the past.

Nowhere near the same, but waking up to that sound reminds me of this part in War of the Worlds 😱https://youtu.be/xr10zBblEw0

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