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Re:Pop-up bike lanes show that demand exists by naravara on Friday June 23, 2017 @12:17PM (#14620267)
>You can't legislate away a cultural problem.

[Lots of places beg to differ](https://www.treehugger.com/bikes/dutch-kids-have-different-r...).

You can't bully people into being good, but there are lots of nudges like education and more thoughtful design that can move culture to work better.

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Re:Pop-up bike lanes show that demand exists by bobabooey02 on Friday June 23, 2017 @12:57PM (#14620680)
You are right. I guess I should have said "you can't punish away a cultural problem." Using legislation to change the culture itself can certainly work if done right.
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