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Re:Bikes, not self driving cars, are the technological gatew... by tomjakubowski on Monday September 12, 2022 @01:27PM (#32813657)
> let alone people who can't see well enough or lack the cognitive ability to navigate themselves

they aren't driving themselves either so what is your point? bicycles with passenger seats exist, as do buses and trains (and, of course, bicycles with motors)

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Re:Bikes, not self driving cars, are the technological gatew... by forgotusername6 on Monday September 12, 2022 @01:47PM (#32814055)
The original conversation was around self driving cars. Self driving cars give freedom to people who can't drive themselves in a way that bikes never will. They also offer things above public transport, namely privacy, security, autonomy.
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Re:Bikes, not self driving cars, are the technological gatew... by tomjakubowski on Monday September 12, 2022 @05:00PM (#32816895)
all for self-driving whatever to help the disabled achieve autonomy, but there is no reason to limit self-driving to enormous multi-ton vehicles
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