mondoman712 @ mondoman712 @lemmy.ml

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brb going to upload some fanfics as pdfs to S3 with not for public release in the title

In the US, but worldwide car companies push consumers towards larger vehicles because they are more profitable.

👏 Good job. Can you tell me what else is in the picture?

👍 Well done. But we were talking about the cars in the picture.

People would find some way to complain no matter what cars were chosen for the comparison, but the fact is cars have been getting bigger on average.

Better road design and just having fewer cars would do a lot more than sensors.

As a brit I don't see this being enforced in the UK. The gov would be too scared that trump or an ally would come to power and we can't risk effecting the special welationship 👉👈

Car companies want you to buy these larger, more profitable cars. They advertise them much more heavily and push you away from anything smaller.

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for people that don't want to click futher

IMO if you're riding a bike, even if it has pedal assist, you're not lazy.

But even if that is the case, what's wrong with that? Is it not better to have these "lazy" people on ebikes than in cars?

Again, you're talking about something different. I'm talking about electric pedal assist bicycles (often called an ebike), not electric mopeds.

The term ebike generally refers to a bike with pedal assist, not an electric motorcycle. Pedal assist means you are still exercising and you can set the level of assist you want.

Yeah way before. I had a bit of a look through some announcements and couldn't find it so I can't say exactly when.

Momentum is the biggest factor in the severity of the crash, and an ebike is never going to have as much momentum as a car. Severe incidents can happen with bikes and they should be sensibly regulated, but it is far less common than crashes involving cars.

God forbid people want to make their city better.

You could just delete your comment when you realise it isn't actually relevant, instead of just throwing the edit on at the end.

New York's public transport is heavily focused on getting people in and out of Manhattan. If you're going between the other boroughs it can be very lacking. A bike can save you a lot of time in certain cases.

If you're not fit, an ebike is a great way to get started because it allows you to start cycling for your commute before you're at the fitness level needed.

Because I guess pedaling is too hard for people that live in one of the flattest cities in the world.

Some people, yeah. They might have a longer distance to ride, they might have disability, or just not be that fit. There's no problem with that.

IIRC they changed the way they calculate the scores a few years ago, which generally increased the numbers you saw.

I'm sorry about your friend but ebikes are so much safer than cars.