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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Don't forget you can ride a mile or two to the train station and get around like that.

Even if you have a bike in town and one at home. Two bikes are cheaper than 1 car and more space efficient.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

If everyone had an ebike, getting on and off the train would be a complete pain in the ass. I guess if there were lock boxes it might be OK, but hundreds of people trying to get their bike on a train would be a nightmare

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Many urban-suburban trains, and even some regional trains, have entire cars dedicated for bicycles, with no (or only few) seats. This is very scalable on multiple scales, when the demand is growing:

  1. Adding more bicycle cars to existing bike-friendly trains 🏩🚞🚃🚃🚃🚃🏫
  2. Adding more bike-friendly trains to existing lines 🚆🚆🚉🚊🚇🚇
  3. Building new well-placed bike-friendly stations on existing lines 🏢🏪🚵‍♂️🚵‍♀️🚈
  4. Adding more passenger railway lines to existing rail networks. 🛤️🛤️🛤️🛤️🛤️
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

K but... what's up with the emoji?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Dunno, had fun 🤸‍♂️

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