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Re:Electric Cars Soon Will Cost Less Than Gas Cars, Research... by oh_sigh on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @06:51PM (#14449208)
Giving a bike to a person who may or may not be interested in a bike is a good way for that bike to collect dust in storage(or put up for sale). Heck, even people who go out and spend their own money on bikes frequently end up abandoning them after their motivation wanes
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Re:Electric Cars Soon Will Cost Less Than Gas Cars, Research... by andys627 on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @07:01PM (#14449268)
It's more about gov't subsidy than personal preference. I hate driving, but my car is definitely not collecting as much dust as I'd like it to. It would be smart of us to have good bike infrastructure - compared to subsidizing personal autos it's cheaper, more capacity, improves local economy, more environmentally sustainable, and lower health costs.
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Re:Electric Cars Soon Will Cost Less Than Gas Cars, Research... by oh_sigh on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @07:17PM (#14449357)
100% agreed! I regretted my comment after I made it because the bike subsidy was just an example, and I responded to the example and not to the actual point of the post.
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