Valerie AuroraIt’s weird to me when people frame calls for bike-friendly infrastructure as in conflict with disability accommodation. Make a city good for biking requires lots of smooth curbless bike paths that are perfect for mobility scooters, much better than trying to use your scooter on the road or the sidewalk. I see people zipping around on their mobility scooters everywhere in Amsterdam. They also have these tiny little cars for people with disabilities that are allowed to use all bike infrastructure
Cassandrich@vaurora The complaint I've seen isn't that bike-friendly infrastructure isn't or can't be made accessible, but that some bike activists completely ignore the existence and needs of disabled folks and the systems they're presently relying on. This at least feels like part of a pattern in lots of "radical" spaces with folks eagar to smash bad systems disabled folks depend on to live (like big pharma) without any plans for how to meet those needs afterwards.
AutisticMumTo3@AutisticMumTo3 @vaurora Indeed, this is one reason why bike friendly infrastructure needs to be coupled with excellent public transit.
@dalias @vaurora
Even with excellent public transport some will still need to travel by car. My twins have sensory issues with buses. They need accompaning everywhere for safety reasons. & I am in wheelchair for anywhere beyond the front door of my house. One of them has to get my wheelchair out of the car so has to accompany me everywhere & they can't be left home alone. The closest to public transport we can use is taxis so long as the vehicle has a boot that can take a wheelchair.
Even with excellent public transport some will still need to travel by car. My twins have sensory issues with buses. They need accompaning everywhere for safety reasons. & I am in wheelchair for anywhere beyond the front door of my house. One of them has to get my wheelchair out of the car so has to accompany me everywhere & they can't be left home alone. The closest to public transport we can use is taxis so long as the vehicle has a boot that can take a wheelchair.