Coronavirus has caused a bicycling boom in New York City

Re:Coronavirus has caused a bicycling boom in New York City by zck on Saturday March 14, 2020 @02:55PM (#22577674)

I think the statement is "most NYC commutes are longer than Amsterdam commutes, so chances are lower that each commute could be done by bicycle".

My commute would be almost six miles by bicycle. I'm not especially looking to replace the subway with a bike trip.

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Re:Coronavirus has caused a bicycling boom in New York City by danieldk on Saturday March 14, 2020 @03:22PM (#22577916)

My commute would be almost six miles by bicycle. I'm not especially looking to replace the subway with a bike trip.

We cycled 8 miles to high school every day (so, 16 per day). Cycling 6 miles is not a lot, unless you have to stop every minute at a traffic light.

Up till 1.5 year ago (when I wasn't working remotely), I cycled 7 miles to work every single day (also through rain and snow). For good measure, I'd take an extra hilly route the way back twice a week for some extra exercise.

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Re:Coronavirus has caused a bicycling boom in New York City by zck on Saturday March 14, 2020 @03:41PM (#22578078)

> Cycling 6 miles is not a lot...

If you say so. It is for me. It's not only a long distance (google maps says 35 minutes, which I suspect is an underestimate), but also would be significantly inconvenient -- do I shower at work, and when I get home? What if I want to go somewhere after work -- leave the bike and come back for it?

I love the idea of biking, but I don't see it being useful for my commute.

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Re:Coronavirus has caused a bicycling boom in New York City by watwut on Saturday March 14, 2020 @04:32PM (#22578441)

> do I shower at work, and when I get home?

Observation: those who bike fast and get sweaty or live far shower at work. It is typically quick shower. No idea what they do at home.

Slow people who dont sweat dont shower at work.

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Re:Coronavirus has caused a bicycling boom in New York City by thedance on Saturday March 14, 2020 @03:44PM (#22578101)

Fundamentally there is no transportation solution to land use problems. If your destinations are inconveniently far apart, no bicycle, tram, bus, or train can fix that. The closest you can get to the convenience of a car without all the externalized social costs is an electric bicycle.

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Re:Coronavirus has caused a bicycling boom in New York City by zck on Saturday March 14, 2020 @03:49PM (#22578120)

I have an average commute, I'd say, for NYC. It's not like I'm some sort of supercommuter (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-surging-ranks-of-super-comm...).

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Re:Coronavirus has caused a bicycling boom in New York City by thedance on Saturday March 14, 2020 @03:57PM (#22578174)

I don’t doubt it but statistically New York has a very high average commute time compared to other American cities.

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