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I can bike to the office faster than I can drive. Car infrastructure is slow because cars are big and heavy and dangerous. Door to door, my car trip takes abou

by yareal 2y ago

I can bike to the office faster than I can drive. Car infrastructure is slow because cars are big and heavy and dangerous. Door to door, my car trip takes about 20-30 minutes, my bike trip takes 15-20. Not having to deal with parking, stop signs, traffic, etc genuinely does speed things up.

mrep 2y ago
> Not having to deal with parking, stop signs, traffic, etc genuinely does speed things up. Traffic sure, but you still need a good place to park your bike so it does not get stolen and you should be stopping at stop signs. I walk basically everywhere and I have to be more vigilant of bicyclists on crosswalks because they always blow through them at full speed regardless of who has the right of way.
- freedrock87 2y ago
  He should do it because its law not because it is sensible one. There are serveral have passed laws allowing for an "Idaho Stop" for cyclists.
- yareal 2y ago
  In my state, bicyclists can treat stop signs as yields. Yes, that means if there is other traffic it returns to being a stop sign. Yes, there always is right of way for pedestrians. So no, I definitely shouldn't be stopping at stop signs, but I should be following the rules of the road. Eye contact with peds, sometimes you can quickly negotiate "no, you go ahead". If not, stops for pedestrians. My work has bike cages, which are right at the entrance and require a badge to access. If not, my bike parks vertically on its own and I could just bring it inside.
- FarMcKon 2y ago
  Yeah, I (as a biker) also hate dangerous bikers. Especially those weaving onto / off of the sidewalks. The up-side is that the most dangerous bike is 1/100th as damaging as a perfect driver sneezing at the wrong time.
criddell 2y ago
Door-to-door, my car commute is 15-20 minutes. On bicycle it's 40-45 minutes plus time for a shower once I get to work. Riding a bicycle is more fun though. Something about it triggers daydreaming and I often arrive at work and realize I got there on autopilot. I haven't done it much since the start of COVID, but I recently tuned up my bike, ordered a good floor pump, and plan to resume soon.
- page_fault 2y ago
  How much time is saved by not having to go to the gym? I'd imagine 80 minutes of cycling every working day is more than enough to maintain health.
  - criddell 2y ago
    Good point! It checks the cardio box for that day. I don't do it every day though. I only go into the office 3 days a week and for much of the summer it's too hot for me to bike (I'm in Austin, TX). I can manage up until about 101F/38C, but anything after that feels dangerous.

by yareal 2y ago

mrep 2y ago

> Not having to deal with parking, stop signs, traffic, etc genuinely does speed things up. Traffic sure, but you still need a good place to park your bike so it does not get stolen and you should be stopping at stop signs. I walk basically everywhere and I have to be more vigilant of bicyclists on crosswalks because they always blow through them at full speed regardless of who has the right of way.

freedrock87 2y ago
He should do it because its law not because it is sensible one. There are serveral have passed laws allowing for an "Idaho Stop" for cyclists.
yareal 2y ago
In my state, bicyclists can treat stop signs as yields. Yes, that means if there is other traffic it returns to being a stop sign. Yes, there always is right of way for pedestrians. So no, I definitely shouldn't be stopping at stop signs, but I should be following the rules of the road. Eye contact with peds, sometimes you can quickly negotiate "no, you go ahead". If not, stops for pedestrians. My work has bike cages, which are right at the entrance and require a badge to access. If not, my bike parks vertically on its own and I could just bring it inside.
FarMcKon 2y ago
Yeah, I (as a biker) also hate dangerous bikers. Especially those weaving onto / off of the sidewalks. The up-side is that the most dangerous bike is 1/100th as damaging as a perfect driver sneezing at the wrong time.

criddell 2y ago

Door-to-door, my car commute is 15-20 minutes. On bicycle it's 40-45 minutes plus time for a shower once I get to work. Riding a bicycle is more fun though. Something about it triggers daydreaming and I often arrive at work and realize I got there on autopilot. I haven't done it much since the start of COVID, but I recently tuned up my bike, ordered a good floor pump, and plan to resume soon.

page_fault 2y ago
How much time is saved by not having to go to the gym? I'd imagine 80 minutes of cycling every working day is more than enough to maintain health.
- criddell 2y ago
  Good point! It checks the cardio box for that day. I don't do it every day though. I only go into the office 3 days a week and for much of the summer it's too hot for me to bike (I'm in Austin, TX). I can manage up until about 101F/38C, but anything after that feels dangerous.