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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by sergeykish on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @09:23PM (#26733955)
Imagine if we decided to completely eliminate sidewalk, how would it change traffic?

It is not about forcing others, it is about freedom of choice. Bycicle is just one of the modes of transportation. People without choice have to use car.

Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by autokad on Thursday April 08, 2021 @05:30PM (#26743991)
that's a strawman. and also not very much. A lot of places either have no sidewalk or were already designed with a side walk and street in mind. so given that side walks usually don't even have enough space for a full lane of traffic, it would have 0 impact on traffic.

Personally, I think subways should be the backbone of every city transportation system. But surprisingly even very environmentally conscious cities choose to forgo subway systems.

Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by sergeykish on Friday April 09, 2021 @06:09AM (#26748635)
Yes, that's a strawman. Subways, roads and no sidewalk at all.

And your answer is 0... How? Bridges and tunnels between buildings? People evolving to fly?

Every person would require door to door taxi — tremendous increase in traffic. Same with bike lanes, take them away from Amsterdam and city would choke. Every Amsterdam driver benefits from less cars on the road.