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Potential-Calendar t1_j2dw25y wrote

I’m so confused why things like this always generate comments like “What about all the elderly and disabled people who can’t bike? We shouldn’t do this because of them.” That would make sense if they were making Connecticut bike only, but there are still going to be 2 car lanes in each direction, it’s not like they’re banning cars or disability vans or whatever, in fact they still are given the majority of the space and the most number of lanes.

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giscard78 t1_j2dybfy wrote

> I’m so confused why things like this always generate comments like “What about all the elderly and disabled people who can’t bike? We shouldn’t do this because of them.”

There’s also this weird false premise that people interested in cycle infrastructure want it at the expense of other pedestrian infrastructure when really, the actual goal is about comprehensive non-automotive (or at least non single occupancy vehicle) infrastructure.

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AngelsGoHome t1_j2e7l3t wrote

“What about the people who can’t bike” is concern trolling as is,

  • “What about emergency vehicles” and
  • “Pollution will go up if we slow cars down”
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Potential-Calendar t1_j2eabj6 wrote

The whole congestion causing pollution thing is so incredibly ridiculous that I think it’s done as a red herring to make opposition look stupid. So the solution to cars causing pollution is to have more lanes of traffic bringing more cars in? Hilarious

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NicholasAakre t1_j2ez8js wrote

People have argued that cyclists are actually bigger contributors to CO2 emissions than drivers because they're breathing harder.

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Yithar t1_j2e8w55 wrote

> I’m so confused why things like this always generate comments like “What about all the elderly and disabled people who can’t bike? We shouldn’t do this because of them.”

It's so weird to me because I assume places like the Netherlands where biking is very common don't just leave the elderly and disabled to rot.

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NicholasAakre t1_j2ezhal wrote

Of course not, they throw them into the canals, Viking-style.

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mmarkDC t1_j2fral3 wrote

It's pretty common to see mobility scooters in the bike lanes there, as one way it helps (some) disabled people. When there's a well maintained bike lane, it's a smoother and faster ride than navigating sidewalks.

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Suburbs-suck t1_j2edu3d wrote

They don’t actually care about the elderly or disabled people or baristas that have to travel in from the suburbs.

These are all just excuses so the public can continue to subsidize their cars existence.

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SnortingCoffee t1_j2e3kw3 wrote

What about all the elderly and disabled people who can't bike and want the maximum number of cars on the roads at all times?

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NicholasAakre t1_j2ezcg2 wrote

Fuck those people.

Not because they're old or disabled, but because they want the maximum number of cars.

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