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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by mc32 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:50PM (#26732561)
Rather than switching people who already own a car to bikes, it’s much much easier to keep people who bike biking: i.e. India, Vietnam, Indonesia, etc. and not let them adopt a car centric pony of view (as well as students in the US/Can. who are 16 going on 18 and steer them towards bikes.
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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by jryle70 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:59PM (#26733222)
Motorbikes, not bicycles, are the dominant transportation method in all those countries. Also, because of the hot weather and pollution it's just much more comfortable to sit in an air conditioned car. And then there is the factor of owning a car, used to be the symbol of wealth but is now more affordable.
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