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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We have that in LA too, just gotta signal it and hope your bike doesn't get jacked.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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