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The way I've described it, you get in a car to go some where and you're constrained in a funny position in a small space. You might ostensibly have some comfort
by canoebuilder 13y ago
The way I've described it, you get in a car to go some where and you're constrained in a funny position in a small space. You might ostensibly have some comforts. Music to listen to a fan to blow on you. But the 'climate control' of a car can not come anywhere near matching the feeling of a body being used in the way it is meant to be used. Regardless of any comforts, depending on the trip, for a lot of people most of it is going to be spent repeatedly glancing at the clock and staring at the car in front of you. You're separated from reality in a very real sort of way.
You get to where you're going and in my experience you just kind of have a blah feeling.
Where as if you get on a bike to go somewhere not only is the trip there enjoyable(provided the route is not overrun by hordes of car zombies~), but when you get there you're nearly guaranteed to be in a good mood. Like "Alright, yeah let's do this!"
~even then though, it's hard to not enjoy a bike ride.
- pif 13y agoYou're talking about people who _can_ choose between car and bike/walk. That means a short distance from home to work, which implies no risk of being stuck along the route by an accident or bad weather. Furthermore, you get to work next to your doctor, your bank and your local services, and a couple of hours of leave are enough for your errands. That's what makes you happy, whatever means of transport you choose.
- canoebuilder 13y ago"an accident or bad weather." A car somehow alleviates those concerns? There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing. -- "You're talking about people who" I was saying that when I choose between car or bike, it is most often going to be bike. I wasn't making any broad prescriptions for society, but if I were to...