▲ 664 ▼ Canada's PM Carney: "This fall we will begin intense discussions with the European Union, the world's second-largest economy, to build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership" (streamable.com) submitted 4 days ago by CAVOK@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.org 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] phanto@lemmy.ca -2 points 4 days ago (4 children) Also, (at least for now), it gets really cold here! I've wiped out trying to bike on ice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Superdooper@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 child) Doesn't Europe have cold weather as well? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lps2@lemmy.ml -5 points 4 days ago (1 child) Not really, no - they're kinda famous for being temperate due to the Atlantic currents permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ibuthyr@feddit.org 9 points 4 days ago (1 child) Not just Bikes literally has a video on Norway and how it's great to use the bicycle there. In Germany we have plenty of ice and snow in the winter. And despite the car-centricity here, getting around on a bike is still a viable option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] azimir@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago The biggest factor is the city maintenance of the bike paths during ice and snow. If the routes are plowed and cleaned first, then people bike. They make small sized pows just for bike roads for this very use, but cities have to buy and commit to them. Finland has some of highest density bike use areas in the world. It snows a bit there, but they're also smart enough to clear off the bike routes, which is apparently beyond the ken of much of the world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 4 days ago Oulu, Finland, has snow all the time and people ride their bikes all the time. It's a matter of infrastructure permalink fedilink source parent [–] logi@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (2 children) You'll want studded tyres to cycle in icy conditions. But yeah, there is no requirement to always cycle. Having it as a viable option is great though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] vandsjov@feddit.dk 3 points 4 days ago* Copenhagen reporting in. We don’t have too much snow so it’s mostly cold and wet weather that keeps people off the bike and even then you see lots of bikes out. My point is your point, you will see a drop in people on bikes when the weather sucks for bikes. In the summer, you will have half of the city population on bikes (made up statistic as I’m too lazy to look it up, but wouldn’t surprise me). Biking, in a city that has been build for bikes, is a no-brainier as you often will get from A to B faster, and then it’s much cheaper than a car. permalink fedilink source parent [–] the_strange@feddit.org 1 point 4 days ago Anecdotally, for me biking with studded tires on an icy road feels more comfortable and grippy than biking in autumn on wet leafs. It's crazy how much of a difference studded tires make in these conditions and how easy it is to adapt to them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo 4 points 4 days ago Its cuz you're wet.. The Finnish don't have that issue because their children are hardier. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Superdooper@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 child) Doesn't Europe have cold weather as well? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lps2@lemmy.ml -5 points 4 days ago (1 child) Not really, no - they're kinda famous for being temperate due to the Atlantic currents permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ibuthyr@feddit.org 9 points 4 days ago (1 child) Not just Bikes literally has a video on Norway and how it's great to use the bicycle there. In Germany we have plenty of ice and snow in the winter. And despite the car-centricity here, getting around on a bike is still a viable option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] azimir@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago The biggest factor is the city maintenance of the bike paths during ice and snow. If the routes are plowed and cleaned first, then people bike. They make small sized pows just for bike roads for this very use, but cities have to buy and commit to them. Finland has some of highest density bike use areas in the world. It snows a bit there, but they're also smart enough to clear off the bike routes, which is apparently beyond the ken of much of the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lps2@lemmy.ml -5 points 4 days ago (1 child) Not really, no - they're kinda famous for being temperate due to the Atlantic currents permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ibuthyr@feddit.org 9 points 4 days ago (1 child) Not just Bikes literally has a video on Norway and how it's great to use the bicycle there. In Germany we have plenty of ice and snow in the winter. And despite the car-centricity here, getting around on a bike is still a viable option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] azimir@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago The biggest factor is the city maintenance of the bike paths during ice and snow. If the routes are plowed and cleaned first, then people bike. They make small sized pows just for bike roads for this very use, but cities have to buy and commit to them. Finland has some of highest density bike use areas in the world. It snows a bit there, but they're also smart enough to clear off the bike routes, which is apparently beyond the ken of much of the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ibuthyr@feddit.org 9 points 4 days ago (1 child) Not just Bikes literally has a video on Norway and how it's great to use the bicycle there. In Germany we have plenty of ice and snow in the winter. And despite the car-centricity here, getting around on a bike is still a viable option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] azimir@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago The biggest factor is the city maintenance of the bike paths during ice and snow. If the routes are plowed and cleaned first, then people bike. They make small sized pows just for bike roads for this very use, but cities have to buy and commit to them. Finland has some of highest density bike use areas in the world. It snows a bit there, but they're also smart enough to clear off the bike routes, which is apparently beyond the ken of much of the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago The biggest factor is the city maintenance of the bike paths during ice and snow. If the routes are plowed and cleaned first, then people bike. They make small sized pows just for bike roads for this very use, but cities have to buy and commit to them. Finland has some of highest density bike use areas in the world. It snows a bit there, but they're also smart enough to clear off the bike routes, which is apparently beyond the ken of much of the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 4 days ago Oulu, Finland, has snow all the time and people ride their bikes all the time. It's a matter of infrastructure permalink fedilink source parent
[–] logi@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (2 children) You'll want studded tyres to cycle in icy conditions. But yeah, there is no requirement to always cycle. Having it as a viable option is great though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] vandsjov@feddit.dk 3 points 4 days ago* Copenhagen reporting in. We don’t have too much snow so it’s mostly cold and wet weather that keeps people off the bike and even then you see lots of bikes out. My point is your point, you will see a drop in people on bikes when the weather sucks for bikes. In the summer, you will have half of the city population on bikes (made up statistic as I’m too lazy to look it up, but wouldn’t surprise me). Biking, in a city that has been build for bikes, is a no-brainier as you often will get from A to B faster, and then it’s much cheaper than a car. permalink fedilink source parent [–] the_strange@feddit.org 1 point 4 days ago Anecdotally, for me biking with studded tires on an icy road feels more comfortable and grippy than biking in autumn on wet leafs. It's crazy how much of a difference studded tires make in these conditions and how easy it is to adapt to them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vandsjov@feddit.dk 3 points 4 days ago* Copenhagen reporting in. We don’t have too much snow so it’s mostly cold and wet weather that keeps people off the bike and even then you see lots of bikes out. My point is your point, you will see a drop in people on bikes when the weather sucks for bikes. In the summer, you will have half of the city population on bikes (made up statistic as I’m too lazy to look it up, but wouldn’t surprise me). Biking, in a city that has been build for bikes, is a no-brainier as you often will get from A to B faster, and then it’s much cheaper than a car. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the_strange@feddit.org 1 point 4 days ago Anecdotally, for me biking with studded tires on an icy road feels more comfortable and grippy than biking in autumn on wet leafs. It's crazy how much of a difference studded tires make in these conditions and how easy it is to adapt to them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo 4 points 4 days ago Its cuz you're wet.. The Finnish don't have that issue because their children are hardier. permalink fedilink source parent