Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not for human connection

Re:Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not fo... by asdff on Thursday August 25, 2022 @03:13PM (#32598569)

All of them with an ebike and bike infrastructure. Hell, a golf cart would be an improvement due to the efficiencies of moving a smaller mass to get to your point A and Bs. Many nursing communities in Florida are in fact golf cart centric. I'd rather have the elderly in command of something that only goes 20mph and weighs 40 lbs than something that is capable of factors more that speed at orders of magnitudes more weight.

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Re:Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not fo... by ryukafalz on Thursday August 25, 2022 @03:21PM (#32598663)

There's also the Canta, which you can drive in the bike lanes in the Netherlands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canta_(vehicle)

Seats one person and can be adapted for various disabilities (you can wheel a wheelchair into one for example).

EDIT: Wait apparently some can seat two! Though I don’t think the wheelchair-adapted one can for space reasons.

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Re:Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not fo... by asdff on Thursday August 25, 2022 @03:29PM (#32598784)

That's amazing, and it just goes to show if you allow these things in the regulatory environment (they are not allowed currently), then they will be built and purchased by people who benefit from them. It's just a better tool for a job in 99% of the cases. Using a car for each and every trip you take in your life is like using an excavator, when all you need is a hand trowel.

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