Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities
by lr4444lr on Friday September 14, 2018 @02:27PM
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You're mistaking the movement per unit energy efficiency of the car vs. The bicycle as the only reason for preferring one over the other. There are a myriad of emergent benefits to people having affordable climate-controlled engined-vehicles with storage that has improved their lives dramatically.
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities
by btrettel on Friday September 14, 2018 @05:08PM
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Reread my comment, as I don't know what you are referring to.
I never said bikes are better in every way, or even more efficient. Actually, I think a well designed motor vehicle could easily beat a bike in efficiency, particularly for common diets, but it would be smaller like a bike. E.g., a motorcycle could be better.
My argument was that old technologies aren't necessarily bad and that motor vehicles are nearly as old as bikes, so the age argument also applies to cars. I don't disagree that cars have benefits.