• derelict@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The Dutch drive, too, they just tend to cycle for shorter trips. No one serious is seriously saying ‘replace all cars’ as a solution for the foreseeable future

    • lackthought@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      they just tend to cycle for shorter trips

      that would require major changes in the US to even offer this in many (if not most) areas

      I literally cannot cycle anywhere and have to drive because:

      1. everything is so far away
      2. even if I wanted to cycle several miles there are no bike safe lanes, I’d be risking my life on a 45+mph road with not even a sidewalk. its just road or dirt/grass
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      1 year ago

      I am totally for more cycling… but imo from a policy perspective in most cities we just need more public transit and maybe some more bike lanes in areas they could help.

      • Brody 🚀 Brooks@programming.dev
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        1 year ago

        This is right. I desperately want to cycle places and take public transit, but in Los Angeles, things have been built with such distances that this often means 2+ hour trips if not done by car. Cities need to rezone and re-prioritize for better public transit in a lot of areas to reach this vision.

        • BalancingTact@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Portland, Oregon has bike racks on their buses. It’s entirely possible, with appropriate infrastructure, for people to combine cycling and public transit in order to get from point A to point B efficiently without a car.