k99x55
Joined 3 years ago
Joined 3 years ago
Bicycles work to all ages, all abilities.
In your case an ebike, trike (etrike?) or even mobility scooter might be a much lighter, cheaper, scalable option.
Hey why not a self-driving e-scooter? Why does it have to weight 2 tons in the first place?
Bike infrastructure is not only for bicycles: its for trikes, wheelchairs, mobility scooters, ebikes.
Watch:
* Who else benefits from the Dutch cycling infrastructure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSGx3HSjKDo
* 8 to 80, people of all ages cycling in the Netherlands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swqaAIkGtpA
Watch: How Self-Driving Cars will Destroy Cities (and what to do about it) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=040ejWnFkj0
Ok, a bit sci-fi but I had to say it.
Build them and they will come.
Cycle infra is not only cycle lanes. Cycle lanes are needed only where cars move fast (>30kmh). What is even more important is traffic calming in residential streets. LTNs, modal filters etc. Build for people, not cars.
30k is a good daily ride. Keep it up!
Do you perceive bicycle as a poor man's mode of transport?
Rich countries is where everyone can travel by public transport or bicycle (or car). Poor countries is where everyone HAS to travel by car (locked in car dependency)
I see what you are trying to say: its better to cry and have wealth than to cry and not have wealth. But bike=poor, car=rich is not a good analogy. It sends the message bikes/public transport are for loosers, when its not. Well it might be in car-centric societies, but not in more fair societies.
You should teach how to build those streets for people first, bicycles second, public transportation third, cars last.
Build for people not for machines.
Bicycle are all age inclusive, all ability inclusive. Cars is the most discriminatory mode of transport.
Those crosswalks should be continuous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OfBpQgLXUc
The Suburbs Are Bleeding America Dry | Climate Town (feat. Not Just Bikes) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfsCniN7Nsc