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"Bicycles let people move with greater speed without taking up significant amounts of scarce space, energy, or time...Cyclists become masters of their own movements without blocking those of their fellows."
Show threadMichel PatriceAug 22, 2024

@straphanger

Some will argue that the cars are stalled because bike lanes took space from them.

But let the cars on the bike lane and the bike lane will be jammed with cars within minutes.

Show threadBoneHouseWaspsπŸ”ΆπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊAug 22, 2024

@MichelPatrice @straphanger "I never see anyone using the bike lanes" screams the comments section of every local rag.

"But you're retired. You don't travel in rush hour." I retort.

Show threaddjohnson53Aug 24, 2024
@BonehouseWasps @MichelPatrice @straphanger
Interesting responses. I have nothing against bicycles. The bicycle infrastructure, at least in Portland, is getting more and more standardized, which means I don't have to figure out some 'unique' configuration on the fly (whether I'm a bicyclist or a driver). I'm just saying that reality will take its own route and will pick its own mode of transport. And, in Southeast Asia at least, they retired the bicycle.
Show threadMichel Patrice

@djohnson53 @BonehouseWasps @straphanger

What do you mean by "the retired the bicycle"?

Aug 24, 2024 at 4:41pmWeb
Show threaddjohnson53Aug 28, 2024

@MichelPatrice @BonehouseWasps @straphanger

They went from an almost exclusive bicycle culture to a moped culture. They retired the bicycle. They don't use them as primary transportation anymore.