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Re:Twike by raverbashing on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @05:50AM (#27904217)
Oh I know. But the carrot works better than the stick in this case.

> nobody is arguing that all motor vehicles should cease to exist. But we should limit the pollution, noise, danger, space used up.

There is some antagonism, especially unhelpful antagonism. Because what works for a city-center dweller might not work for a rural area inhabitant.

Reminds me of the activists that pushed for nuclear power plants to close. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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Re:Twike by dkdbejwi383 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @05:59AM (#27904261)
> Because what works for a city-center dweller might not work for a rural area inhabitant

Well, I don't think that anybody is proposing that we pedestrianise someone's farm, because we're also pedestrianising town centres. I'm not sure I understand the comparison here, really.

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Re:Twike by raverbashing on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @06:09AM (#27904322)
> I'm not sure I understand the comparison here, really.

Look up what motivated the (initial) Gillets Jaunes protests in France

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