3 ms·
I get the sense you are imagining this: https://bicycledutch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/amsterdam.jpg https://bicycledutch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/amsterd
by kobeya 10y ago
I get the sense you are imagining this:
https://bicycledutch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/amsterdam.jpg https://bicycledutch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/amsterdam.j...
But the pragmatic reality is that in much of the world that has had such a bike culture, you will eventually end up with this:
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QSXDqDni9VE/maxresdefault.jpg https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QSXDqDni9VE/maxresdefault.jpg
Cars, although far less dense, are objectively better than the latter case. Safer, quieter, less polluting.
- CalRobert 10y ago"Cars, although far less dense, are objectively better than the latter case. Safer, quieter, less polluting. " Citation desperately needed. Also, keep in mind there are different ways of defining "safe". Cars are only "safe" inasmuch as they are safer for the occupants and incredibly dangerous for everyone else around. If we considered harm to people _outside_ the car we would view them as much more dangerous (and walking, motorcycling, cycling, etc as being much safer)
- erpellan 10y agoSafer? Debatable. There are no cars in that picture, which represent the largest danger to moped riders. You'd also need a road 10x wider for the same volume of traffic.