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City roads should be ‘ripped out completely’ to fight pollution, says government adviser(www.telegraph.co.uk)

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Hyperreality@kbin.social
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Of course they haven’t. That’s something for the help or their parents to worry about.

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grue@lemmy.world
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Ah, there it is: the Shroedinger’s cyclist. Every cyclist is simultaneously broke and privileged until the car-brain decides which is more convenient for his current argument!

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homoludens@feddit.de
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TIL we never actually moved my girlfriend’s whole household by bike (and cart) when we moved in together.

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Why is it that you think your anecdote can be broadly applied to all cargo transit needs?

Do you think a wind turbine could be carried by bicycle?

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relevants@feddit.de
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Ah yes, wind turbines which are famously delivered to locations in dense urban centers.

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homoludens@feddit.de
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So when people say I have obviously no experience moving heavy things, my personal experience matters. But when it turns out I have that experience, it magically stops mattering? Plus I never said that my experience is of importance, that’s something infreq and Hyperreality brought up.

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