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Re:Finally, no bid on mortgage-backed securities by jseban on Monday June 13, 2022 @07:11AM (#31723766)
It doesn't matter if you regularly do it, most people do not. We live in a democracy and we should not spend tax money and public space to accommodate for a small minority of enthusiasts who like to be inefficient, despite our whole society motivating us to do the opposite.

Bike lanes are like gym memberships, people like the idea and buy into it, but in reality they are too lazy, and don't have the time to actually do it. And it just ends up being a waste of money on duplicated infrastructure, because you still need to cover 100% of the capacity in public transport for the rainy days.

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Re:Finally, no bid on mortgage-backed securities by gruturo on Monday June 13, 2022 @10:46AM (#31726339)
> Bike lanes are like gym memberships, people like the idea and buy into it, but in reality they are too lazy, and don't have the time to actually do it. And it just ends up being a waste of money on duplicated infrastructure, because you still need to cover 100% of the capacity in public transport for the rainy days.

This was me before an ebike. I now use it absolutely every day, when the weather allows.

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Re:Finally, no bid on mortgage-backed securities by bigDinosaur on Friday June 17, 2022 @12:15AM (#31774055)
None of this is fact, and it's funny you think it's the people who are pro-bicycle who are in fact the lazy ones, not the people who choose to drive literally everywhere.
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Re:Finally, no bid on mortgage-backed securities by piva00 on Monday June 13, 2022 @07:26AM (#31723910)
You surely need some numbers to back up this argument somehow...
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