Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London

Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by hnlmorg on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @12:12PM (#35248256)

Depends on the city but generally what you’ve described is completely untrue. Usually European cities try to pedestrianise their centre as much as they can and have all sorts of public transport schemes from Park and Ride to underground rail services.

I live miles out of from London and get the train in. Almost nobody I work with live in the city and none of them drive in. In fact you wouldnt want to drive in London.

This has been true for so many European cities, Cambridge, Chelmsford, York, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, etc. all are very accessible for non-car owners.

Anyone who claims you need a car to live in a European city is someone who hasn’t experienced many European cities ;)

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by pjmlp on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @03:25PM (#35251236)

Yeah, I guess I need to throw away my passport.

It is no accident you only listed capital sized cities.

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by hnlmorg on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @07:24PM (#35254239)

The first three, so literally half that list, are relatively small cities. Certainly not “capital sized”.

I’ve noticed this trend you have of defining things in absolute terms despite the evidence being transparently not. Which I normally make an effort not to reply to your silly comments however on this occasion didn’t check who the commenter was before responding. Which is basically a longwinded way of saying I’m not going to continue on with this absurd exchange any further.

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by pjmlp on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @03:48AM (#35258028)

Maybe you should actually try to live in a "city" in southern Europe.

Just don't pick Lisbon, Porto, Madrid, Barcelona, Rom, Napel, Milano, Athens, Zagreb for the actual experience.

Here is a suggestion, country side in the middle of the country, or one of the Mediterrean or Atlantic island.

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by hnlmorg on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @08:52AM (#35260227)

I live in the countryside now. I’m not oblivious to the benefits of driving. What I’m doing is providing counter arguments to the ridiculous absolutes you’re coming out with. Comments like “only” are simply bullshit.

But I suspect that’s intentional behaviour. You don’t want people to agree, you are actively seeking out an argument. Because if you wanted a sensible discussion you’d see that our two points were complimentary rather than contradictory.

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