• AnimalsDream
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    263 days ago

    I think that everyone who is in a position to stop driving should do so, and everyone else should reduce as much as possible. There could be a no-drive Sunday (assuming that’s the day the least amount of people have to drive to work). Electric cars are still unaffordable for most of us, but everyone buying bikes in a short span of time could send a message.

    Trump can’t “drill baby drill” if demand plummets.

    • @MellowYellow13
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      3 days ago

      China has insanely good and affordable EVs, US is so backwards

    • @isaaclw
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      63 days ago

      Heck. Can we just do that anyway? Bikes (and ebikes) are the future. Anything else is borrowing from our future to pay the past.

      • AnimalsDream
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        63 days ago

        I love bicycling, and used to commute on bike almost exclusively. But I don’t do it so much anymore because I’ve had too many close calls.

        • @Soggy
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          33 days ago

          Buddy of mine was intentionally hit with a car while cycling. He was lucky, only permanent damage is some missing teeth. There’s real fucking psychos out there in the way of better bike infrastructure.

          • AnimalsDream
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            33 days ago

            That doesn’t surprize me in the least. I try to commute on bike wherever feasible, but these days I almost entirely stay off roads. Biking has taught me that 99% of people do not deserve their license.