Re:Building a city optimized for bikes is a choice
by soco on Friday March 10, 2023 @09:13AM
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I've seen fat tire bikes doing very well in fresh snow so there are solutions to everything.
Re:Building a city optimized for bikes is a choice
by vanilla_nut on Friday March 10, 2023 @10:18AM
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You don't even need a dedicated fat tire bike if your city or town clears snow regularly. Studded tires can fit on just about any commuter bicycle!
Yes. There are also assistive devices like mobility scooters and canta (enclosed microcars).
And bikeable neighbourhood also tend to be a lot more walkable.
And the netherlands have extensive public transportation networks
> Are they trapped at home?
Much less so than in the US, as they don’t need the ability to drive to get out.
> What about the weather? How is biking in the rain or snow?
As they say in Scandinavia, climate is a clothing concern. Biking in the rain is a habit. It doesn’t snow that much in the Netherlands, but Finns do just fine (NJB has a video on Oulu, Finland, where people cycle year round and there’s 10~20 inches of snow from January to March).