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But when you think about it, what’s the benefit of driving? For reasonably short drives you don’t save much time with parking in cities and you don’t get any ex
by mirker 4y ago
But when you think about it, what’s the benefit of driving? For reasonably short drives you don’t save much time with parking in cities and you don’t get any exercise.
- xvedejas 4y agoAh, in my case this is mostly replacing buses, so really not the biggest monetary impact either. Still, I will try not to let the excuse to be more active go to waste.
- ununoctium87 4y agoRain
- kjkjadksj 4y agoSolved by rain coat and rain pants
- SoftTalker 4y agoSo you won't be wet from the rain, you'll be wet from your own sweat.
- sudosysgen 4y agoModern rain gear is okay on that side but at great expense.
- switchbak 4y agoI ride like I'm getting paid for it, but that's just not really the case yet. Though it'll be amazing when some real innovation happens. Even the highest end technical fabrics don't work very well when it's humid outside, which tends to happen a lot when it's raining. If you're actually working hard, you'll be covered in your own sweat soon enough. Given the choice i usually just go with the rain instead. Riding an ebike is a different matter, that's probably entirely doable with current tech.
- sudosysgen 4y agoWhat gear do you have? I use North Face futurelight and if I'm biking at reasonable to slower speeds I don't really sweat that much unless it's more than, say, 22C.
- andsoitis 4y agoIn Amsterdam rain, cold does not deter cycling.
- p_j_w 4y agoThe Dutch seem less interested in finding any excuse for their bad habits than we suburban Americans do.
- justinator 4y agoSsssssh don't let the car manufacturers hear you or you might disappear under mysterious circumstances.
- hn_go_brrrrr 4y agoAir conditioning
- Kye 4y agoAnd shielding from the UV index 11 sun.
- edhelas 4y agoDamnit, don't tell the secret to car-people. We want our bicycle paths not too-overcrowded :p
- ahoy 4y agoHah, speak for yourself! I want 20x as many bikes out there.
- collegeburner 4y agoavoiding the literally 105+ degree weather
- floren 4y agoYour car is much less likely to be stolen while you're shopping?
- goodpoint 4y agoA bike is so much cheaper than a car that even if it gets stolen every 2 months you are still saving.
- BitwiseFool 4y agoI don't think this figure is accurate, but even so this isn't something I would want to accept - regardless of a convincing calculation that it is a net benefit.
- goodpoint 4y agoJust an example: https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/total-cost-owning-car https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/total-co... "For vehicles driven 15,000 miles a year, average car ownership costs were $9,666 a year, or $806 a month, in 2021, according to AAA" VS https://bicycleuniverse.com/how-much-does-a-bike-cost/ https://bicycleuniverse.com/how-much-does-a-bike-cost/ So the figure is accurate.
- nradov 4y agoSo what? The costs are kind of meaningless when you walk out of the grocery store with a cart full of frozen food, only to find your bike was stolen. Normal people aren't willing to tolerate that level of hassle and uncertainty just for the possibility of some minor cost savings.
- r00fus 4y agoThis is the answer. There's no equivalent of "grand theft auto" for bicycles, in fact... law enforcement simply doesn't care most of the time despite usage of things like AirTags or video evidence. If bikes could park like cars and be safe, a lot more people would use bikes for errands. As it is I only use my bike (even my cheap one) when I can keep eyes on it from the store.