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Canada is becoming its own best customer (youtu.be)

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[-] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Take a look at this video, he goes over why this is actually possible: https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU

Essentially if you have a society that actually focuses on alternative transportation; it gets prioritized. Bike rides are the norm and don't feel like a chore, so when it's cold out people still reach for their bikes. Coupled with the municipality clearing bike paths BEFORE roads and you have the infrastructure to support it.

[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

The bike argument always forgets people with disabilities, older people, people with health conditions, people with kids.

You’re not going to the grocery store and shopping for a family of 5 on a bike, regardless of whether it’s the middle of a blizzard or a perfect sunny summer day. You’re not picking up Billy at violin lessons and Sarah at karate lessons and Jim at swimming lessons at 3 different locations spread across the city on a bike.

And then there’s just the issue of commuting to work. People generally already live as close to work as they can afford. People who can afford to bike to work are doing so by choice.

As far as “a society that focuses on this or that,” that’s the hard part. Getting society to come together and solve an issue, any issue, is the hardest thing to do in life. Nearly all the problems in the world exist because we can’t manage to do that. The fact that some societies, such as the Netherlands, manage to beat the odds is basically a fluke. And NotJustBikes knows that! That’s why he gave up and moved there.

[-] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

The bike argument doesn't forget these factors at all, in fact it makes them better. No one says everyone MUST bike. You can still have a car, and with more people biking there will be less people on the road, reducing congestion.

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

We have a Premiere who is currently having bike lanes removed via the courts, and making it illegal to remove a lane of traffic for bikes. I am not holding my breath.

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

I live in Winnipeg and tried to ride my e-bike this winter. What a disaster. There's not enough dedicated bike lanes (except in the downtown area), snowplows can't/won't make sure that wind rows aren't left scattered everywhere, shoulders of main thoroughfares - which are often graveled with steep angles towards ditches - are utterly terrifying to try and navigate, and sidewalks are often not plowed for days (or there are no sidewalks at all).