• @RestrictedAccount
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    1 year ago

    The average US commute is about 30 minutes.

    That distance on bike in a city is about 10 2.5 hours.

    In a city you can go about 5 miles in 30 minutes on a bike

    I live in a city with an MSA of, let’s call it 2 million people.

    What is it going to cost to cram 2 million people into a 5 mile circle and not have roads to bring in food?

    • @Hawke
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      51 year ago

      The average US commute distance is 20 miles one-way. That’s about 2 hours by bike at a slow-ish pace (10 mph). Did you accidentally calculate a walking pace (2 mph) which would take the 10 hours you suggested?

    • Naich
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      31 year ago

      Before COVID, I used to often have a 45 minute commute by car or a 35 minute commute by bicycle. It’s an 8 mile bike trip that is easy enough for me, a not particularly fit 56 year old, or a 9 mile car journey with 25 minutes of sitting in traffic. An electric bike would make it even easier to go further.

      So, I’d question your numbers.