▲ 498 ▼ Environmental protester halt the world championship in cycling... one of the best alternatives to fuel driven transportation.... (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by cosmicrookie@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 160 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Try cycling where I live and you'll hate the idea of cycling in a week permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago That's not a problem with cycling. That is a problem with city planning. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 years ago Which isn't a excuse not to improve it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lazyplayboy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Why? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago They live on the international space station permalink fedilink source parent [–] nicman24@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Death roads most likely permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I've commuted regularly by bicycle for almost 2 decades in 3 other countries, but were I am now - Portugal - I won't because drivers are stupidly dangerous (some of the worst in Europe judging by accident statistics), though unlike almost all of my countrymen here I refuse to buy a car and walk, use public transportation or at worst rent one when needed. The infrastructure isn't even worse than in Britain (were I did regularly cycle to and from work): it's just that when there are no segregated cycling lanes the quality of everybody else with you on the road makes a huge difference when you're the narrow crosssection (so harder to spot for drivers who just quickly peek on the mirrors and easy to fit on their blindspot) squishy, i'll protected and low-acceleration road user. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago That's not a problem with cycling. That is a problem with city planning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 years ago Which isn't a excuse not to improve it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lazyplayboy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Why? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago They live on the international space station permalink fedilink source parent [–] nicman24@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Death roads most likely permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I've commuted regularly by bicycle for almost 2 decades in 3 other countries, but were I am now - Portugal - I won't because drivers are stupidly dangerous (some of the worst in Europe judging by accident statistics), though unlike almost all of my countrymen here I refuse to buy a car and walk, use public transportation or at worst rent one when needed. The infrastructure isn't even worse than in Britain (were I did regularly cycle to and from work): it's just that when there are no segregated cycling lanes the quality of everybody else with you on the road makes a huge difference when you're the narrow crosssection (so harder to spot for drivers who just quickly peek on the mirrors and easy to fit on their blindspot) squishy, i'll protected and low-acceleration road user. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago They live on the international space station permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nicman24@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Death roads most likely permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I've commuted regularly by bicycle for almost 2 decades in 3 other countries, but were I am now - Portugal - I won't because drivers are stupidly dangerous (some of the worst in Europe judging by accident statistics), though unlike almost all of my countrymen here I refuse to buy a car and walk, use public transportation or at worst rent one when needed. The infrastructure isn't even worse than in Britain (were I did regularly cycle to and from work): it's just that when there are no segregated cycling lanes the quality of everybody else with you on the road makes a huge difference when you're the narrow crosssection (so harder to spot for drivers who just quickly peek on the mirrors and easy to fit on their blindspot) squishy, i'll protected and low-acceleration road user. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I've commuted regularly by bicycle for almost 2 decades in 3 other countries, but were I am now - Portugal - I won't because drivers are stupidly dangerous (some of the worst in Europe judging by accident statistics), though unlike almost all of my countrymen here I refuse to buy a car and walk, use public transportation or at worst rent one when needed. The infrastructure isn't even worse than in Britain (were I did regularly cycle to and from work): it's just that when there are no segregated cycling lanes the quality of everybody else with you on the road makes a huge difference when you're the narrow crosssection (so harder to spot for drivers who just quickly peek on the mirrors and easy to fit on their blindspot) squishy, i'll protected and low-acceleration road user. permalink fedilink source parent