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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by adrianN on Friday September 14, 2018 @12:39PM (#17988692)
Some people can't drive due to medical conditions or because they're too young or too old. Should we stop building roads?
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by jbob2000 on Friday September 14, 2018 @03:36PM (#17990212)
Nope, but those people can be driven by someone else. How the hell do I drive my mother to the hospital on my bike?
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by village-idiot on Friday September 14, 2018 @06:36PM (#17991634)
“I might occasionally need to use a car, therefore I should use it all the time no matter the context” is a very weak argument.
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by jbob2000 on Friday September 14, 2018 @10:22PM (#17992615)
"This thing has incredible utility and practicality, therefore I use it for most transportation because it allows for flexible planning - a necessity in an ever-changing world"

As opposed to a bike: "This thing has a very constrained set of operating parameters, therefore I use it occasionally when the situation fits best"

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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by adrianN on Saturday September 15, 2018 @12:49AM (#17993036)
If it's an emergency you call an ambulance, if it's not an emergency you take a taxi.
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