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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by imgabe on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:02PM (#26732690)
You can also move. I'm not saying it's a feasible solution for everyone, or even that one should move solely to get to a more bike-friendly location, but the next time you move, maybe consider that as one of the main factors in choosing where to live. If everyone does that, the infrastructure will follow.
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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by onlyrealcuzzo on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:19PM (#26732885)
I'm quite tired of Americans saying - but I NEED a car. I mean, maybe YOU do. But most people can live in a lot of different areas, if not cities & states.

You chose to live a lifestyle that requires a car. Which is fine. But it's a choice.

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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by jryle70 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:40PM (#26733080)
> You chose to live a lifestyle that requires a car

I don't think this is true. People move because of job opportunity, family, weather or cost of living. Very rarely because they want a change of scene. Car is the often the requirement where they move to in America.

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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by alamortsubite on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:14PM (#26733359)
It's almost as if the average American is so thoroughly inured to automotive and suburban culture that they're completely unable to imagine anything but the status quo.
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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by Johnny555 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:25PM (#26733469)
Aren't those all pretty much lifestyle choices in the end? I chose to live where there are many jobs, but the cost of living is high (but also where I can reasonably commute by bike or transit). I could have stayed where I was and enjoyed a low cost of living, but a worse job. Whether or not to have a family is probably the biggest lifestyle choice that most people make in their lives.
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