• @Moneo
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    11 months ago

    This is the dumbest shit I’ve read all day. It’s a bike, if you build a box around it it’s not a fucking bike anymore. You’d be adding a shit load of unnecessary weight, making it more difficult and dangerous to ride because visibility and hearing would be impaired, and you probably wouldn’t even be protecting the rider if they got hit by a car. What are they going to do put a fucking seat belt on?

    jfc

    • Franzia
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      211 months ago

      This is called a quadricycle. Its a bike… Or is it? This is a common solution to the safety concerns OP is raising.

      • @Moneo
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        111 months ago

        How is this any safer? Are you sure it’s not designed to protect the rider from the elements?

        • Franzia
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          111 months ago

          I dont know for sure, but that height is great for visibility.

    • @[email protected]
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      211 months ago

      Maybe just find another way to transport goods that keeps the operator safe. That seems like a reasonable ask. There’s no need to be such a prick.

      • @Moneo
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        111 months ago

        Yeah fair, I was being a prick. I’m just so tired of hearing how capitalism is literally the cause of every problem. Transporting goods by cargo bike is a fantastic thing that we should be doing more of. Instead of asking how we protect the riders of those cargo bikes maybe ask why they need protection in the first place? Shouldn’t cyclists be able to ride anywhere they want in their city safely?