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Cars will not go. There are too many people for whom cycling is not an option, for various reasons. However, I think the trend for ever bigger and more powerf

Cars will not go. There are too many people for whom cycling is not an option, for various reasons. However, I think the trend for ever bigger and more powerful cars absolutely should go and can go (if politicians choose to make the incentives right). Most people who drive SUVs could do with a subcompact (or less!). In general, I'd be in favor of making roads friendly to all alternative modes of transport, whether that's foot, bicycle, velomobile, motorcycle, microcar, or whatever. Right now however the incentives are mostly aligned against such vehicles, and it is very dangerous to be on the road using a slow & lightweight vehicle mixing with fast, powerful, and large cars.

globular-toast 5y ago
> Cars will not go. I know. > There are too many people for whom cycling is not an option, for various reasons. Rubbish. Complete rubbish. 99% of adults are able bodied and capable of locomotion. Don't forget that most adults let their bodies regress back into a baby-like form. Weak and incapable. But it need not be the case. > In general, I'd be in favor of making roads friendly to all alternative modes of transport They shouldn't be considered "alternative modes of transport". That's the problem. Humans should have the right to move around safely.