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[–] Yabai@beehaw.org 21 points 2 years ago (25 children)

The practicality isn't questionable.

[–] rigo@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago (22 children)

It is questionable though in most states in the US atleast. Not sure how someone who lives a 20 minute drive from the nearest town in the middle of nowhere is supposed to ride a bike around. The whole world isn't urbanized

[–] Yabai@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're right that currently it's hard many places in the US thanks to suburbs, terrible zoning, car focused laws and so on.
But it's not like biking itself is the issue here, it's that you are in dire need of better infrastructure, zoning, public transport and laws.

[–] rigo@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

Again this is semantics. But this isn't true. Look at the entire state of WV or any state that is mountainous. Unless magically millions of people get in much better shape there isn't an obvious solution. I'm all for better infrastructure and public transport.

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