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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/34367979

More barriers to cycling means more cars which means more dead cyclists. Help us defeat this terrible anti-safety bill.

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[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Have you never heard of hills? Even with gears anyone can hit those speeds on a flat.

[–] Ooops@feddit.org 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Even with gears anyone can hit those speeds on a flat

Sure, but we are talking about bikes and ebikes as a mode of transportation, not as a professional sport. Nobody is casually biking above 20 miles per hour on a flat, much less in actual urban and suburban traffic.

If you want a moped or motorbike, although an electric one, that's fine. Get a license, insurance and ride it at the matching speeds between the cars but not in bike lanes normally intentionally protected from that traffic.

[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 1 points 2 hours ago

Dude, I can do that and I'm not even every fast. If you rode a bike with good gear range I bet you could too.