“It’s like a cult — ‘cars are bad,'” she added. “Be a little bit reasonable and understand that sometimes some people can’t live your puritanical, cultish indulgence of either always walking or biking,” she said, arguing Furnas’ plans will hurt seniors and people with reduced mobility.
My local bike trails are filled with people in wheelchairs, elderly walkers, and 80+ year-olds safely using e-trikes. The network is usable year-round and cleared of snow faster/more completely than the roads.
The one local car dealership that sells modified wheelchair minivans is currently retailing a 2011 model with 173k miles for $25k, or the cost of 12 really good ebikes. That's the cheapest option within a one hour drive to get a vehicle with a ramp. If you need one with a lift, $41k is the cheapest option. We can't paint our roads for night visibility, they're hazardous for half the year, and those mobility-limited people have to react to highway traffic at 120kmh if they want to go anywhere from their disconnected suburb.
Car demons have to be one of the most insufferable kinds of person. It's such an antisocial lifestyle.
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