• AItoothbrush@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    Bikes are faster than walking and you can attach a trailer. I know a lot of people do that in denmark. Suddenly your cargo capacity is larger than a lot of cars, of course not for weight. As for people with mobility issues, where i live they have a dedicated branch of the public transit for them. On train you can go with wheelchair and if you need extra help in the city they can send you someone with minibuss to help you. Same if youre not in a wheelchair but limited because of your age. Of course these arent cheap to solve but putting out the la fires that were caused by global warming that was in part caused by cars isnt cheap either.

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      4 hours ago

      Bikes are faster than walking

      …but put me at a higher risk of hurting myself because I’m bloody clumsy (impaired balance and coordination). Joke aside, good point.

      As for people with mobility issues, where i live they have a dedicated branch of the public transit for them. On train you can go with wheelchair and if you need extra help in the city they can send you someone with minibuss to help you. Same if youre not in a wheelchair but limited because of your age.

      That is awesome!

      Of course these arent cheap to solve

      In the short term, no, it’s probably an expensive project. But in the long term, even aside from environmental impact, I think it would save money.

      Just not for the car manufacturers… Those poor, poor billionaires will need to find a different income I guess.