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I live in a New Hampshire city of about 10,000. I'm about three miles out of town, too far to walk regularly. You should try biking downtown in January in the

I live in a New Hampshire city of about 10,000. I'm about three miles out of town, too far to walk regularly. You should try biking downtown in January in the snow, slush, and wind! I don't see anyone biking with shopping bags, even in the summer. We bike for recreation. We've made our choices. There used to be a railroad that came up from Boston and deadheaded here. It went out of business, was revived, and failed again. There isn't even a scheduled bus through town. The nearest Lyft is 45 minutes away right now. Meanwhile, my car works great. It's convenient, clean, fast, private, and fairly inexpensive. It hauls my goods, my kids, and my pets. I only need to drive it a few thousand miles a year, so gasoline costs aren't much of a consideration.

vilmosi 8y ago
>>> I don't see anyone biking with shopping bags, even in the summer. See, this is where cultures clash. You don't expect people with shopping bags in bike friendly European cities either. Why? Because they don't buy groceries for a week at a time.
coldtea 8y ago
>I live in a New Hampshire city of about 10,000. I'm about three miles out of town, too far to walk regularly. We (parents and us) used to live about 4 miles out of my hometown. One can always bike or use the regular public transport (bus e.g.). But if you live 6 miles outside a city you can also drive there. What we were discussing was about not building the city itself around car traffic -- not not connecting it to the rest of the area / country. >I don't see anyone biking with shopping bags, even in the summer. We bike for recreation. We've made our choices. Well, that's a choice.