Asphalt has less heat retention capability than sidewalk bricks. The asphalt is venting more of its heat into the surroundings than the bricks are, which is why it's cooler.
There's also very little traffic on his side of the street -- you'll notice there are almost no cars on that side, so it's more than likely he had ample time to get a temperature read on the asphalt before a car came along
If you have the sense to get a cargo bike you almost certainly have the good sense to have a patch kit and a pump on hand for exactly that scenario. Also fixing a flat on a bike is orders of magnitude easier than fixing one on a car
I did, it was a lovely little story about how the kid thought OP was a lot younger than she actually is, I think
Ah yes, the inevitable "I have no suggestions, but what if your suggestion doesn't work????" scenario begins
Sure. It's definitely that, and not that most North American cities are designed expressly to force you to drive even if you want a single cup of coffee or a sandwich or something.
Surprisingly carbrained for a community called fuckcars, this place
It's primarily an argument to not cut down trees that are already there just so you can build another fucking parking lot or something
My point is that this entire situation is a massive systemic failure. You shouldn't have to find yourself in a situation where your car breaking down means you're stuck at the grocery store with no way to get home unless someone deigns to come and get you -- hell, you shouldn't even need to drive to get groceries, any well-designed city would have multiple grocery stores within a few blocks regardless of where you live, and a dense public transit network and/or cycling infrastructure so you can get to the ones that are farther away.
Doesn't an AAA membership cost money and have limits on how often you can use it each year
Uber exists. They could have easily spun up the app and called for a ride.
Clearly a single mom with two kids who can't afford the upkeep on her car doesn't have the money to spend on an Uber ride, or she would've done that already.
The bus network in and around Columbus, Ohio (which is most likely where this happened, based on OOP's location) also doesn't seem to be all that great -- for all you know the nearest bus stop to the grocery store or to their house may well be kilometers away
Concrete and dark-colored metal surfaces can absolutely reach those temperatures after a few hours of direct sunlight
Considering a lot of the NYPD straight up said they'd resign if he became mayor, I think he's got a pretty good chance of bringing change if he really wants to