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[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 2 days ago (19 children)

I have a better alternative: invest in viable alternatives to driving! expand protected bike lanes, build the damn high speed rail, more trains, trams and bus lines. One more asphalt lane for cars wont solve traffic problems :)

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 12 points 2 days ago (9 children)

That would work for much of the population that lives within 100 miles of the US border, but there is a lot of rural and green space in Canada, and bikes aren't great in Canadian winters. Canada needs good car options too.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In cities at least, bikes are just as good as cars in winter. Your city just needs to put as much effort in to building and clearing bike lanes as it does car lanes. Places that give a shit actually plow and salt their bike paths and bike lanes.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In cities at least, bikes are just as good as cars in winte

Your bike has a heater built-in and a way to block out the cold wind and/or rain?

That's usually what people mean when they mention vehicles in the winter, not just the road being cleared

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's just a matter of having the proper clothing.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

Having ridden bikes in snow (and would be willing to again): yeah, no, they're a very different experience and to pretend otherwise is to engage in a shocking level of willful ignorance

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