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From a member of Paris local government: «Tomorrow, we'll be saying to motorists, “Here's where you can drive, on this car-lane.” Everything else will be for pedestrians and cyclists.» (jlai.lu)
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Source is in French, pay-walled and talking about the in-coming issues with fat-bikes: https://www.lemonde.fr/m-perso/article/2024/11/09/gros-pneus-et-coups-de-sonnettes-vers-la-suvisation-du-velo_6385307_4497916.html

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[-] intelisense@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

I thought these things were a bit dumb, then I figured out that the fatter tires make riding on the cobble stones that are common in my city more comfortable. I still don't want one, but I see that they have their place.

[-] DV8@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

No getting your wheels stuck in tram tracks either. Not relevant everywhere ofcourse but in places where they have trams plenty of people fall and get injured because of tram tracks.

[-] intelisense@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Tram tracks are my second biggest nightmare after car doors!

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

You can go with regular wide tires for those already. No need for fatbike tires.

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

Only if you also reduce the air pressure, which comes with its own drawbacks. This is mountainbike 101 basically.

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