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If we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonnes(www.euronews.com)

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Poitou@beehaw.org
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I wish we had more bike-friendly infrastructures on France, right now everything is still adapted to a car-centered lifestyle…

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yopyop@sh.itjust.works
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It’s never fast enough but we have the LOM law though : https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/loi-dorientation-des-mobilites

Each time you launch road works.you have the obligation to take into consideration bike lanes.

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Akasazh@feddit.nl
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As a Dutchie in rural France atm, is way too hily here and the nearest supermarket is a fifteen minute drive away. I couldn’t do my shopping by bike like back home even if I tried.

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Poitou@beehaw.org
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True that, I always forget this factor.

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ebike_enjoyer@beehaw.org
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E-bikes, while more expensive, completely flatten hills. They’re also fantastic for carrying cargo, and yes, groceries.

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Akasazh@feddit.nl
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True. But this comes on top of aforementioned lack of infrastructure. Paddling is not fun on a two-lane road where cars go 90 kp/h with no cycling lane.

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Kapitel42@feddit.de
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My Hometown here in Germany lost out on about 3 Millions of funding for bike infrastructure in the last decade, because no one in the city government felt responsible to plan any infrastructure in the transportation department.

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