▲ 234 ▼ This is a lovely gesture, but also it's pretty sad (and very North American?) that if your car dies at the store you can't get home without relying on the tenuous kindness of strangers (pbs.twimg.com) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 118 comments fedilink hide all child comments This is apparently in Columbus, Ohio -- a pretty major city by any stretch of the imagination. And yet there are people who rail (geddit?) against 15-minute cities and efficient public transit that ensures no one ever gets stuck like this.
[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) And if your cargo bike got a flat while you were at the grocery store? It's nice to have friendly neighbours to help out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] destructdisc@lemmy.world [S] 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Ah yes, the inevitable "I have no suggestions, but what if your suggestion doesn't work????" scenario begins permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) I think they were trying to make an analogous situation for the car with a flat tire on the cargo bike, not saying that cargo bikes aren't awesome permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] destructdisc@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child) If you have the sense to get a cargo bike you almost certainly have the good sense to have a patch kit and a pump on hand for exactly that scenario. Also fixing a flat on a bike is orders of magnitude easier than fixing one on a car permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago Sure, I'm not here to disagree, just trying to make a charitable interpretation of their comment for the purpose of discussion. Maybe a badly bent rim is more analogous, so just pretend that's the example used if that's more helpful. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago Thanks. Yeah, I think cargo bikes are awesome, but breakdowns can happen to anybody. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 year ago ...which is much more likely in a walkable community where people actually see each other every day instead of locking themselves away in metal boxes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago* It is certainly nice to have friendly neighbors as backup in any scenario, though most frequent cyclists keep a small repair kit on the bike that includes a patch kit. Bike flats happen more frequently than car flats but are almost always field serviceable in 5-10 minutes. It's not uncommon for daily cyclists to be rolling on tubes with multiple patches. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world [S] 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Ah yes, the inevitable "I have no suggestions, but what if your suggestion doesn't work????" scenario begins permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) I think they were trying to make an analogous situation for the car with a flat tire on the cargo bike, not saying that cargo bikes aren't awesome permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] destructdisc@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child) If you have the sense to get a cargo bike you almost certainly have the good sense to have a patch kit and a pump on hand for exactly that scenario. Also fixing a flat on a bike is orders of magnitude easier than fixing one on a car permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago Sure, I'm not here to disagree, just trying to make a charitable interpretation of their comment for the purpose of discussion. Maybe a badly bent rim is more analogous, so just pretend that's the example used if that's more helpful. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago Thanks. Yeah, I think cargo bikes are awesome, but breakdowns can happen to anybody. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) I think they were trying to make an analogous situation for the car with a flat tire on the cargo bike, not saying that cargo bikes aren't awesome permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] destructdisc@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child) If you have the sense to get a cargo bike you almost certainly have the good sense to have a patch kit and a pump on hand for exactly that scenario. Also fixing a flat on a bike is orders of magnitude easier than fixing one on a car permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago Sure, I'm not here to disagree, just trying to make a charitable interpretation of their comment for the purpose of discussion. Maybe a badly bent rim is more analogous, so just pretend that's the example used if that's more helpful. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago Thanks. Yeah, I think cargo bikes are awesome, but breakdowns can happen to anybody. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child) If you have the sense to get a cargo bike you almost certainly have the good sense to have a patch kit and a pump on hand for exactly that scenario. Also fixing a flat on a bike is orders of magnitude easier than fixing one on a car permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago Sure, I'm not here to disagree, just trying to make a charitable interpretation of their comment for the purpose of discussion. Maybe a badly bent rim is more analogous, so just pretend that's the example used if that's more helpful. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago Sure, I'm not here to disagree, just trying to make a charitable interpretation of their comment for the purpose of discussion. Maybe a badly bent rim is more analogous, so just pretend that's the example used if that's more helpful. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago Thanks. Yeah, I think cargo bikes are awesome, but breakdowns can happen to anybody. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 year ago ...which is much more likely in a walkable community where people actually see each other every day instead of locking themselves away in metal boxes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago* It is certainly nice to have friendly neighbors as backup in any scenario, though most frequent cyclists keep a small repair kit on the bike that includes a patch kit. Bike flats happen more frequently than car flats but are almost always field serviceable in 5-10 minutes. It's not uncommon for daily cyclists to be rolling on tubes with multiple patches. permalink fedilink source parent