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73 sats \ 2 replies \ @kr OP 13 Dec freebie
Interesting to see how bikes have become not just a popular mode of transportation in European cities, but the primary mode of transportation in some.
Canada and the US seem to be shifting towards bikes too, but are going through the awkward dance of figuring out how to safely include both cars and bikes on the same roads.
In North America, I think this decade will be one of ongoing wars between bikes and cars unless self-driving tech really accelerates. I'm not sure which side will win, but my personal belief is that both bikes and cars are sub-optimal.
Golf carts are the best of both worlds when it comes to urban mobility.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jasonb 14 Dec
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 13 Dec
Imagine if they had a program where everyone had to pedal for an hour a week.
Imagine all that free energy that would be generated! haha
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @Jon_Hodl 13 Dec
Yes, one of my favorite things about Copenhagen is their bike infrastructure. It’s not as amazing as the Netherlands but it still a model the US should pay more attention to when we design and build cities.
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5 sats \ 5 replies \ @jakoyoh629 13 Dec
I was there on holiday this year and I almost got hit like 10 times! It's even crazier than Amsterdam. But I still think it's great that more people are cycling.
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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @kr OP 13 Dec freebie
wow, that's wild. were you almost being hit by other bikers or cars?
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @jakoyoh629 13 Dec
It's the bikes. In a lot of places, bike lanes and sidewalks are mixed up, so it's easy for tourists to end up on the bike path. Amsterdam is even worse, you always have to watch out. I guess it's just careless tourists who get caught out.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kr OP 13 Dec freebie
makes sense, cycling as a new tourist has a real steep learning curve
5 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 13 Dec
If only this way of thinking could be brought to the USA.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @kr OP 13 Dec freebie
I think American cities will continue to see more bike usage, but probably driven more by the fact that it's way less expensive to own a bike rather than being more convenient or useful.
Once a city reaches a critical mass of bikers, infrastructure will probably improve and then it may in fact become more convenient and useful to bike places.
But most drivers in places with no bike infrastructure hate bikers, so I think there will be some major pushback along the way.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 13 Dec
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zuspotirko 13 Dec
My suspicion is that the bulk of health discrepancies between Europe and the US is just exercise. Obesity in Pennsylvania would be like in France if people walked and biked as much.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Butterfinger 13 Dec
I really like biking as a transportation as it's also a good way to be in shape, plus a great way for saving a lot of sats.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr OP 14 Dec freebie
true
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 13 Dec
YES, those of us unfortunate to have to be in CPH now and again are well fucking aware.
Which retarded person thought up that biking was a good idea for a city? Ban them, ban them all.
This is a hill I'll die on
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @LowK3y19 13 Dec
This is great for the environment wish more countries would adopt something similar
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 13 Dec
A goodly proportion of people commute by bicycle in Japan. At least to get to the train if they need to commute by train. There are huge bicycle parking lots around all of the stations because people ride on to the boarding station and pick one up at the debarking station to ride to their destination. Then they reverse the process to go home.
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