sexy_peachSep 23, 2023

EVs

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Show threadjohnthedoeSep 23, 2023

I tell people yes do get an EV for your next car. But also use this chance to really think about if you need the car at all. Or does every adult in the household need a car each. Our city is trash for everyone having to own a car.

Best is to run your car to the ground. Then get an EV if you must own a car.

Show threadandy_wijaya_medSep 24, 2023

Live in a not so small town in Germany. I haven’t had the need to have a car after I have been living for 9 years.

I commute with bike to work, take public transport when it’s a farther journey.

Until I have a daughter a couple of months ago. I realize that I really need a car. :(

Show threadKatana314Sep 24, 2023
Even in America, I have seen a fair few parents carrying their kids around by bike. It seems it’s not totally impossible, though you may need to put your bike through some upgrades.
Show threadpewterSep 24, 2023
I bet those people are doing it for economic reasons, not environmental ones. A bicycle is probably the most dangerous form of transportation for you to have your kid on.
Show threadCyberEgg
It wouldn’t be any dangerous if car and bike infrastructure was structurally separated a(nd if there were far fewer cars).
Sep 24, 2023 at 7:24amWeb
Show threadpewterSep 24, 2023
But they aren’t.
Show threadCyberEggSep 24, 2023
That should be changed, shouldn’t it?
Show threadpewterSep 24, 2023
Of course, but if my vehicle was the only vehicle in the world, I’d still feel like a 2 year old kid on the back of my bike going 7 miles is more dangerous than on a bus, train, or even a car over the same distance.
Show threadCyberEggSep 24, 2023

Fair enough, a seat on the back is the least safe option to transport kids.

There are options like this though. Seatbelts, low position, side walls.

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Show threadpewterSep 24, 2023
I don’t mind this too much, but I’d want more padding for the kid and an extra wheel in the back for stability.