Re:Bikes, not self driving cars, are the technological gatew...
by triceratops on Monday September 12, 2022 @01:26PM
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> There are a lot of very fat people... who could not ride a bike half a mile
They can start with a quarter mile and work their way up.
> disabled people, old people
Perfectly capable of riding bicycles. Unless you're talking really old, like 80s or 90s. They can ride trikes or golf carts.
> This is ridiculous utopian nonsense
Our ancestors ran down buffaloes and woolly mammoths. Your suggestion that we can't do basic physical exertion anymore is downright dystopian and nanny-stateish. We could all do with a healthy dose of taking personal responsibility for our own transportation.
They can start with a quarter mile and work their way up.
> disabled people, old people
Perfectly capable of riding bicycles. Unless you're talking really old, like 80s or 90s. They can ride trikes or golf carts.
> This is ridiculous utopian nonsense
Our ancestors ran down buffaloes and woolly mammoths. Your suggestion that we can't do basic physical exertion anymore is downright dystopian and nanny-stateish. We could all do with a healthy dose of taking personal responsibility for our own transportation.