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Re:Driving Is Losing Its Allure for More Americans by agumonkey on Sunday February 07, 2016 @04:47PM (#11055044)
Walking is amazingly free of worries. I thought biking (in urban areas) would be the same but at higher speed, it's not. When you get above 25 you become dangerous and cannot be mindless. Also securing a bike is nearly impossible unless in protected parking lots or private homes. (I've read many reports of robbers "hacking" into buildings in case some people left their bikes unlocked or with subpar safety mechanism).

Maybe with a cheap bike tracker in the frame...

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Re:Driving Is Losing Its Allure for More Americans by chipsy on Sunday February 07, 2016 @05:05PM (#11055138)
Folding kick scooters are a good compromise for urban commutes. You can take a fall on them if you push hard or take a steep slope, but they generally aren't going to go above 15 mph, so it's more like running everywhere and you can walk in everywhere carrying it.
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Re:Driving Is Losing Its Allure for More Americans by agumonkey on Sunday February 07, 2016 @05:22PM (#11055220)
I never managed to get into those, somehow I got stuck at the skateboard era. They do look very practical.
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Re:Driving Is Losing Its Allure for More Americans by ArnoldP on Sunday February 07, 2016 @05:14PM (#11055180)
Having biked in urban environments for quite some time, I've found the solution is is to have a crappy bike and a bigger lock than the next bike over. Note that a crappy bike doesn't have to be a bad bike, just not something flashy.
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Re:Driving Is Losing Its Allure for More Americans by agumonkey on Sunday February 07, 2016 @05:20PM (#11055212)
Yeah the only way is to make the ROI impossibly low. I made the mistake of thinking my old bike was crappy enough (low brand 90s thing with a broken pedal) to use two cable locks. Wrong. I was greeted with a McDonalds paperbag and the remains of these poor cables. Fat chain or U-Lock are mandatory.
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