← Back to context Comment by david-gpu 5 hours ago Meanwhile, bicycles and e-bikes cost a fraction of a car. 10 comments david-gpu Reply cpursley 4 hours ago Not sure if you are familiar with the built-environment in America, but there’s effectively no biking infrastructure and people are openly hostile towards cyclists who try. bluedino 17 minutes ago We've been overtaken by minibikes and ATVs on the roads, it's weird. lostlogin 2 hours ago Same here in New Zealand. Around town a bike is quicker and you learn to adapt to the danger. I about 1000k per month.The main issues for me are small load capacity and whether or not there is a shower at the destination. david-gpu 3 hours ago Barely any bike infrastructure where I live, either. You can make it work. Give it a try someday. cpursley 3 hours ago I'd love to but would rather not be road splatter, which is a frequent outcome:https://news.google.com/search?q=cyclist+run+over&hl=en-US&g... 1 reply → joe_mamba 4 hours ago Yes, and? They're different tools for different purposes. Such a disingenuous comment. lostlogin 2 hours ago > They're different tools for different purposes.Getting to work and running local errands? david-gpu 4 hours ago Disingenuous? Plenty of people live without a car. blell 2 hours ago [flagged]
cpursley 4 hours ago Not sure if you are familiar with the built-environment in America, but there’s effectively no biking infrastructure and people are openly hostile towards cyclists who try. bluedino 17 minutes ago We've been overtaken by minibikes and ATVs on the roads, it's weird. lostlogin 2 hours ago Same here in New Zealand. Around town a bike is quicker and you learn to adapt to the danger. I about 1000k per month.The main issues for me are small load capacity and whether or not there is a shower at the destination. david-gpu 3 hours ago Barely any bike infrastructure where I live, either. You can make it work. Give it a try someday. cpursley 3 hours ago I'd love to but would rather not be road splatter, which is a frequent outcome:https://news.google.com/search?q=cyclist+run+over&hl=en-US&g... 1 reply →
lostlogin 2 hours ago Same here in New Zealand. Around town a bike is quicker and you learn to adapt to the danger. I about 1000k per month.The main issues for me are small load capacity and whether or not there is a shower at the destination.
david-gpu 3 hours ago Barely any bike infrastructure where I live, either. You can make it work. Give it a try someday. cpursley 3 hours ago I'd love to but would rather not be road splatter, which is a frequent outcome:https://news.google.com/search?q=cyclist+run+over&hl=en-US&g... 1 reply →
cpursley 3 hours ago I'd love to but would rather not be road splatter, which is a frequent outcome:https://news.google.com/search?q=cyclist+run+over&hl=en-US&g... 1 reply →
joe_mamba 4 hours ago Yes, and? They're different tools for different purposes. Such a disingenuous comment. lostlogin 2 hours ago > They're different tools for different purposes.Getting to work and running local errands? david-gpu 4 hours ago Disingenuous? Plenty of people live without a car. blell 2 hours ago [flagged]
lostlogin 2 hours ago > They're different tools for different purposes.Getting to work and running local errands?
Not sure if you are familiar with the built-environment in America, but there’s effectively no biking infrastructure and people are openly hostile towards cyclists who try.
We've been overtaken by minibikes and ATVs on the roads, it's weird.
Same here in New Zealand. Around town a bike is quicker and you learn to adapt to the danger. I about 1000k per month.
The main issues for me are small load capacity and whether or not there is a shower at the destination.
Barely any bike infrastructure where I live, either. You can make it work. Give it a try someday.
I'd love to but would rather not be road splatter, which is a frequent outcome:
https://news.google.com/search?q=cyclist+run+over&hl=en-US&g...
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Yes, and? They're different tools for different purposes. Such a disingenuous comment.
> They're different tools for different purposes.
Getting to work and running local errands?
Disingenuous? Plenty of people live without a car.
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