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anon discusses car dependence (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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[–] 7 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

Do they do it for 20+ miles? In the dark?

Maybe they do.

I don't want to die.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    you don't want to die? that doesn't sound like weather is what matters to you, that sounds like safety from traffic is what matters.

    and if you're talking about slipping on ice, uh.. studded tyres exist.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

    It's a pretty hilly commute. Besides the ever present threat of being murdered in traffic (and this is a rural area, so traffic actually is a lesser concern), I have to contend with going up and down half a dozen steep slopes.

    On ice in the dark.

    I might just wreck my bike and freeze to death.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    studded tyres make biking on ice feel like biking on asphalt, and you can buy very good rechargable LED lamps. I had a teacher who biked ~20km in the winter, through rural areas and during the dark since it becomes night at 17:00.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago*

    I have lights and ride in the dark already.

    But we're talking 11pm, if I get in a bad accident on a dark farm-to-market road I'll just die. No one will see or hear me.

    Also 20km is only 12.4 miles.

    And I outright don't believe riding on a steep icy hill with studs is like riding on asphalt. I'm sure it's doable, I just don't believe it's easy or safe.

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