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Enorats t1_jbnabiy wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in SUVs emitted more carbon dioxide last year than most countries by filosoful

Because it's a tremendously stupid recommendation, at least for people living in the US.

I'm practically a best case scenario person when it comes to this sort of thing, living a mere 5 miles or so from work, and even I couldn't trade my vehicle in for an ebike.

For most of the year temperatures here are either in excess of 90 to 100 degrees, or well below freezing. Even if you're comfortable with a lengthy ride in the heat, around half the year is simply too cold to ride something like that comfortably.. and about a third of the year is too cold to ride safely.

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Sellazard t1_jbo2u4p wrote

The problem is not individual choice of transport, but rather lack of infrastructure and willingness to pay and vote for politicians that will provide said infrastructure. I don't want to pay for miles and miles of concrete wasteland near malls. I want mixed zoning laws for developers so I can get my bread in the same building I live in and all the other necessary stuff nearby.

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wubberer t1_jbnnj1p wrote

Mimimi I cant survive without air-conditioning...

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Bot_Marvin t1_jbnulqo wrote

Yeah precisely. I’m not choosing to bike in the cold when I already own a car.

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