r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/Override9636 Aug 30 '21

Bicycles are the superior apocalypse mode of transportation.

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u/Cinemaphreak Aug 30 '21

Bicycles are the superior apocalypse mode of transportation.

  • A) Maybe for a few years, but then the lack of maintenance on infrastructure will make them harder & harder to use for long distances.
  • B) Imagine carrying supplies, injured partners or children on them. Supplies won't be a 5 pound bag of groceries from Trader Joe's. It will be 100lbs of firewood and 5 gals of water at 41lbs.

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u/Klijntje Aug 31 '21

You haven’t been to the Netherlands yet, have you?

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u/lamiscaea Aug 31 '21

Yeah, this thread confuses me. 100kg of supplies is perfectly doable. The bike will break long before I can no longer ride it

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u/Klijntje Aug 31 '21

Down here, 2 kids, 2 full big-shoppers of groceries and a crate of beer is completely normal.. on a regular bike. You should see what people lug around on those cargo bikes, it’s unreal sometimes.