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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Try this when you are in your 70's and come back and we'll chat. And bring a cure for my chronically poor balance on your way over.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Many 70+ yr olds cannot or should not be driving cars either, because of eyesight/reflexes. Bicycles on the other hand, especially if conditioned throughout life, and later Trikes/Handbikes/Recumbents can be great options for many elders, and cycle infrastructure is perfectly usable for mobility scooters etc for those who really can't or do not want to bike.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

If the 70 year old has problems with keeping balance there are trikes too. And if the knees hurt get an e-bike or e-trike. 👍

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

well that goes back to one of Anon's last points: that if cities were designed around it, everyone would be fine with it. because in a city designed around cycling, there would be room for passenger cyclists just as there are passenger cars.

when you think about it, this rebuttle essentially comes down to the plain ole fact that humans have differences of ability. there's nothing inherent to car-based society that offers disability support that we couldn't provide with a cycling-based society.