Re:Finally, no bid on mortgage-backed securities
by dtech on Monday June 13, 2022 @06:35AM
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> you can't talk to your friends or use your phone
You've obviously never casually biked. In NL you very frequently see teens riding with 3 people next to each other talking, and while you're not allowed to hold phones anymore, you can easily do hands-free phone calls if you wanted. A lot of people have earpods for music or podcasts in.
Re:Finally, no bid on mortgage-backed securities
by jseban on Monday June 13, 2022 @06:45AM
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> In NL you very frequently see teens riding with 3 people next to each other talking
That's illegal and dangerous.
> you can easily do hands-free phone calls if you wanted
No you can't because of the wind noise.
Or too windy. And more importantly, it's too slow and have limited range. Bonus point for also being the most boring mode of transportation since you can't talk to your friends or use your phone.
You want to spend more time being stuck in traffic? Ok then cycling is a great choice.
> The Western European cities that are oftentimes given as positive examples (I’m thinking about Copenhagen and Amsterdam most)
Cycling in these cities are probably related to tourism more than anything else. When you have time and you are flexible, sure cycling works well. If you are pressed for time and you need to be places regardless of weather, not so great.
I'm from a northern european country, have cycled in all weathers, winter etc, and I think it's one of the most pointless wastes of tax money and inducing unnecessary hardships on people with problems that are already solved much better. All for virtue signalling.