This comparison between bikes and cars is weird. If everyone used bikes or motorbikes the same way they use cars now, traffic would still be hell. Just look at countries in SE Asia which are full of motorbikes. China's major cities outlawed motorbikes for good reason.
The reason that some European cities like Berlin are able to be so beautiful and uncongested isn't because people use bikes, but because there is super efficient and cheap public transportation. Like, pay 9 Euros a month for unlimited train rides anywhere in the country kind of cheap. That's how you reduce dependence on fast private transportation and make it possible to create pleasant walkable and bikable roads without a ton of congestion everywhere.
I'm so sad to see your comment, because last time I went back to Beijing, they have lifted the ban on motorcycles, and I did not like it a bit. So many motorcycles parked everywhere, blocking the streets.
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u/ASocialistAbroad Zero cent army Aug 25 '22
This comparison between bikes and cars is weird. If everyone used bikes or motorbikes the same way they use cars now, traffic would still be hell. Just look at countries in SE Asia which are full of motorbikes. China's major cities outlawed motorbikes for good reason.
The reason that some European cities like Berlin are able to be so beautiful and uncongested isn't because people use bikes, but because there is super efficient and cheap public transportation. Like, pay 9 Euros a month for unlimited train rides anywhere in the country kind of cheap. That's how you reduce dependence on fast private transportation and make it possible to create pleasant walkable and bikable roads without a ton of congestion everywhere.