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AngelsGoHome t1_j2e7l3t wrote

Reply to comment by Potential-Calendar in Opinion | D.C. needs more bike lanes, and fast by Maxcactus

“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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