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The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars (theconversation.com)
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Is this some universe where people forgot bikes exist? How are electric vehicles better than riding a bike?

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

    Less effort? I don't know where environmentalists got the idea that the average guy is a cross fit three time gold medalist, most people want effortless traversal

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  • [+] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Seriously, and cycling isn't really even that strenuous. Like the fact that people actually believe this makes it all the more clear why obesity rates are sky high. Like do really people not understand how bodies work?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It doesn’t look like you do if you’re so oblivious that people with disabilities would benefit with something like this.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    That's where other means of public transport such as transit, trains, and buses fill in--- all things that help reduce carbon emissions as well. Larger sidewalks too. What we need are options.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You'd be surprised how easy biking is. Plus the more you do it the easier it gets.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    It also makes you less fat, and smarter. Yes, exercise actually makes you smarter. Maybe we should push people towards exercising, and let them discover bikes by themselves?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm a cyclist myself and a few members of my family went out and bought ebikes before they would even go on casual kid friendly rides with me on their traditional bikes. While I appreciate the ebike making people more confident biking I feel like the people I know with ebikes could have literally just used a traditional bike and in a month they wouldn't find it hard.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    People with disabilities would benefit. We get it. You don’t approve of them having something that could possibly benefit them.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I didn't mention people with disabilities. I'm very pro people with disabilities buying and using ebikes. What I am attempting to get across is that a lot of people would do great with trying to cycle before dropping big money on an ebike.

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