• paholg@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    There are plenty of options for old people to use bike lanes, from regular bikes to electric recumbent trikes.

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      3 days ago

      So you’re saying that the infrastructure for a senior person is all there? An easily lockable spot for their bike at the bank, market, and anywhere else, an easily attached cart that doesn’t need to be lifted for groceries, and bike lanes the entire route?

      Again. How about we start with the solution that fits all categories of life: Public transportation. Do that FIRST. Then attack cars for all I care.

      Its even stated in the article, and I’ve said it how many times now: they live in a public transportation desert, and this is hardly even a bandaid fix.

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        There is no way to get to a place with all those things all at once. Public transit is great. So is biking infrastructure.

        A bike lane is not an attack on cars.

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          Then you’re still missing my point. They removed something deemed as a necessity by this community, and in place, added something that only a minority can enjoy. Do both. Start with the one that helps the majority.