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I think buses are better than cars, for inter-city travel. Wikipedia's numbers are probably more relevant to transit buses (i.e. the ones local governments run,

by wisty 13y ago

I think buses are better than cars, for inter-city travel. Wikipedia's numbers are probably more relevant to transit buses (i.e. the ones local governments run, which are often empty). Greyhound doesn't run uneconomic routes.

contingencies 13y ago
Bicycles are really healthy, cost little to acquire, are easy to repair, last for ages, and work reasonably well in most climates. the bicycle is one of the most efficient forms of transport... half the energy per unit distance of walking ... converts to about [there are 2 claims in wikipedia, 732 and 879 mpg] I strongly suggest any hackers (aging and pot-bellied or otherwise) give long distance cycling a go: it's truly pleasurable and great for your brain! I spend much of my 20s doing this in foreign countries.
- derleth 13y ago
  > work reasonably well in most climates. If you like to be boiled in the summer and frozen in the winter, not to mention having to cycle on icy roads with no shoulder and sixteen-wheelers bearing down on you. Anyway, if you do cycle, please don't make a habit out of blowing past pedestrians at full speed, and think twice about riding on the sidewalks.
  - contingencies 13y ago
    Perhaps consider moving to a less automobile-obsessed culture and a better climate.
    - derleth 13y ago
      Your snark aside, I don't cycle. I walk. Mainly, I'm concerned with getting knocked down by a cyclist who thinks that sidewalks are a wonderful place to go full speed without having to worry about anyone else.
      - contingencies 13y ago
        Do you think perhaps they may have a similar concern regarding significantly larger mass vehicles moving at higher speeds some distance to your side?
        derleth 13y ago
        > Do you think perhaps they may have a similar concern regarding significantly larger mass vehicles moving at higher speeds some distance to your side? So they're justified in acting recklessly around me because others act recklessly around them? If it's that much of a problem, they should walk.

by wisty 13y ago

contingencies 13y ago

Bicycles are really healthy, cost little to acquire, are easy to repair, last for ages, and work reasonably well in most climates. the bicycle is one of the most efficient forms of transport... half the energy per unit distance of walking ... converts to about [there are 2 claims in wikipedia, 732 and 879 mpg] I strongly suggest any hackers (aging and pot-bellied or otherwise) give long distance cycling a go: it's truly pleasurable and great for your brain! I spend much of my 20s doing this in foreign countries.

derleth 13y ago
> work reasonably well in most climates. If you like to be boiled in the summer and frozen in the winter, not to mention having to cycle on icy roads with no shoulder and sixteen-wheelers bearing down on you. Anyway, if you do cycle, please don't make a habit out of blowing past pedestrians at full speed, and think twice about riding on the sidewalks.
- contingencies 13y ago
  Perhaps consider moving to a less automobile-obsessed culture and a better climate.
  - derleth 13y ago
    Your snark aside, I don't cycle. I walk. Mainly, I'm concerned with getting knocked down by a cyclist who thinks that sidewalks are a wonderful place to go full speed without having to worry about anyone else.
    - contingencies 13y ago
      Do you think perhaps they may have a similar concern regarding significantly larger mass vehicles moving at higher speeds some distance to your side?
      - derleth 13y ago
        > Do you think perhaps they may have a similar concern regarding significantly larger mass vehicles moving at higher speeds some distance to your side? So they're justified in acting recklessly around me because others act recklessly around them? If it's that much of a problem, they should walk.