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not28 t1_ituutg4 wrote

Kinda weird how the only responses here that mention biking were denigrating it.

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mizu_no_oto t1_itvmjkp wrote

Seriously.

The fundamental problem with cars and traffic in a city is throughput per lane.

A fully saturated car lane at maximum flow might be able to transport 1,900 vehicles per hour - which is one car every 1.9 seconds. Usual throughput is much lower than that because people usually like to have more than a second or two of following distance.

A fully saturated 3.3 foot bike lane might be able to transport 2,600 bikes per hour, on the lower end of estimates. An 8 foot car lane can transport more than 5k bike riders.

A dedicated bus lane with frequent service can transport something like 6k people.

And grade-separated light rail can transport something like 30k people per hour.

If you're in a car because you live way out in the country and work in the city, what you really want is awesome public transit and bike infrastructure that will get other people out of their cars so you're not stuck in bumper to bumper traffic with them. Or a good commuter rail + bike/transit network you could take.

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AWrenchAndTwoNuts t1_itwzdmq wrote

Dude I am still waiting on the HSR from the airport they promised us 20 years ago.

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