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Re:Madrid announces new rules of the road in bid to banish t... by ErikVandeWater on Saturday October 06, 2018 @01:39PM (#18156294)
> Allowing cars is overly restrictive of my individual choice to cycle safely, breath clean air and have my children grow up in a world without climate change.

There are obviously alternatives that do not involve banning cars outright - like barriers between cars and bikes, and electric vehicles.

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Re:Madrid announces new rules of the road in bid to banish t... by ip26 on Saturday October 06, 2018 @06:58PM (#18157806)
But, if you want to demote cars to second-class instead of first-class road users (and promote something else), it's definitely going to be tough to accomplish that. There's a simplicity to a ban.
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