Stop checking the news.

Grab a book before sleeping rather than your phone.

they forgot to add deathsand chronic illness from air pollution caused by cars, not only nasty particles from gas combustion but brakes and tires dust, aggravated with weight

Just make it yourself, 1g of salt in 100 mL of lukewarm water

they are very useful outside : pollinate, chasing bugs, cleaning corpses

Check on youtube there is probably a video on how to open and do it your laptop model

I feel like this is the same for any animal species. Does someone has a map of world’s land use for human activities ?

maybe this one ? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01284-8/figures/2

Whaaat my laptop is 13yo, It is faster than new, just because I added ram and ssd 4 years ago

TL;DW : money, and a lack of critical thinking (1 men told “this is the way to build” and all jumped on the train)

please go send a 0 star review on constructors website.

oh shit you can’t !

Surprisingly yes it is, cause big cities are in valleys which are flat (valleys were flattened by massive glaciers), and there is a lovely bike infrastructure.

Or just learn to ignore it, like advertising : when I see a troll I just think “allright this is bullshit” and move on

Now it is a drop in the bucket, but with a good bike road (which is secure from cars and actually go somewhere, like workplaces, schools, groceries) people can finally take a bike or a scooter instead of their car.

If you want personnal example, I go out and make grown up stuff everyday on my bike, like going to work, groceries and taking kids to the school, cause I know how to mix in traffic (and most of people in cars here are respectful).

With a secured bike road my kids could go by themselves, and my wife could go by herself to groceries, now she is too afraid of cars, fortunately city is spending millions to build that so in few years it will be allright.

And I see plenty of roads empty during the day which is used only twice a day during workdays by a couple of resident (if they work), and you still pay for it without thinking about it.

Do you see vacant car lanes too? Cause there are plenty of it!

There is no regulation for ebikes in the US?

Here if the ebike goes >15mph it is like any other vehicle (must have insurance and plate) and is not allowed on bike lanes.

Of course uber drivers and many others people use home made set-up on their bike which exceed legal regulations and drive recklessly but heh that’s an other problem.

I got a bike for <10km flat trips (30 min).

An ebike for longer (10-20km), or hilly, or carrying stuffs trips, or very hot days.

A trailer for groceries.

And I don’t like to exercise! But I clearly saw an improvement on my physical and mental health.

My wife as her car for longer trips or when we have to move all family.

Thing is we have a fairly good bike infrastructure (bike lanes everywhere and some bike roads), but not good enough for kids or people who are afraid to share road with cars.

We need more bike-friendly roads (low speed on separated lanes), and make people conscious that car is not mandatory most of time.

sure, 2019 EU regulation, to apply in 2022 and 2024 : https://road-safety-charter.ec.europa.eu/resources-knowledge/media-and-press/intelligent-speed-assistance-isa-set-become-mandatory-across

you still can de-activate it, but you have to do it every time you run the car.

To stay in topic : In some cities there is already an automatic speed limit to 5km/h in certain areas (packed narrow streets in city center, around schools…) for rental scooters, so it is not surprising they want to extend it to all electric mobility. Even for cars speed limit is often limited at 30 km/h in city centers.

It is already the case for new cars in EU from july 1st

Why not?

Bikes are a very good solution for nearby travels (<10km), and cargo-bikes when you have kids.

We gave up the 2nd car for a cargo, it does not takes much more time than with car for trips less than 10km (work - daycare - school - groceries - park), it is easier to park anywhere without being an asshole (looking at you M. “just a minute stop on the sidewalk”), to flow through traffic during rush hours (with help of bike lanes), and it is good for your finances (no gas no insurance no parking, easy maintenance).

But we still need a car when we need to move 4 people for longer trips, and it is not for everyone, for instance my wife never ride it because she is afraid in traffic.

Other issue is the price perceived too high compared to a small used car : minimum 5k+ for an electric cargo (which you will want cause of elevation), or 3k+ for a longtail, or at least 2k for a homemade electric longtail (yuba+bafang) and you have to add the price of accessories if you hace kids (seats, rain canopy). If you want insurance it is 10% of the bike’s price so as much as a car insurance.

Most of people are not ready for the switch because the car is perceived as more convenient (safety, safe parking, can move 4-5 people + groceries at the same time, weather-proof) and don’t want to change habits, most of the time commuters are alone in their car with no groceries…

Yes it is aimed against heavy and large suv, as they are more dangerous for other road users, more polluting and take too much of public place in a cramped city.

A CR-V and other “normal” suv does not take more place than a sedan