Re:People work longer and different hours under lockdown
by u801e on Sunday August 09, 2020 @05:01PM
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Higher density living conditions results in conditions that significantly increase transmission of diseases. Mass transit won't help due to crowded conditions. Other individual transportation options like walking or cycling cannot cover the distance that a powered vehicle can and also are not desireable during low or high temperatures or significant amounts of precipitation.
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Re:People work longer and different hours under lockdown
by rtlfe on Sunday August 09, 2020 @05:51PM
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> walking or cycling cannot cover the distance that a powered vehicle can
The whole point is that in a dense city, you don't need to cover a long distance. 75% of car trips in NYC are under 5 miles, which is an easy distance to cycle with proper infrastructure.
Re:People work longer and different hours under lockdown
by iateanapple on Sunday August 09, 2020 @07:19PM
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> 75% of car trips in NYC are under 5 miles
What % of people who work in NYC have a commute to work of under 5 miles?
Re:People work longer and different hours under lockdown
by Fricken on Monday August 10, 2020 @12:09AM
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>Higher density living conditions results in conditions that significantly increase transmission of diseases
Oh, I guess this is why low-density Florida and Texas are doing so well with Coronavirus, and all those super-dense Asian cities are having a tough time managing it.
Of course, if people are super dense between the ears disease transmission starts becoming more of a hazard. General population density evidently has little to do with it.
Re:People work longer and different hours under lockdown
by thatfrenchguy on Sunday August 09, 2020 @07:49PM
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Surely Paris and Hong Kong would be drowning in COVID compared to the US if that was the case :-)