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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 month ago (75 children)

I dare you to travel on your own bicycle in the depths of winter across the USA in the same timeframe as a car.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That’s impossible and no one is implying that bikes should replace other modes of transport for interstate travel. However, I bike commute in winter in Wisconsin and it takes less time than riding the bus. Driving a car is faster than my bike commute, but only marginally so.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then bikes are not more freeing than cars. The means of easy, unscheduled, interstate mobility should be the American symbol of freedom. That's not a bicycle.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I love how you explicitly defined your requirements to be exclusive to car travel. Riding on a good train or bus network is incredibly easy and affordable in many places, speaking from experience.

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