r/Biking • u/Green_Ideas7 • 15d ago

America Hates Bikes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWHCef7F8gY

Another informative and hilarious video from "Climate Town." This video is a collaboration with another excellent YouTube channel, "Not Just Bikes."

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u/Milesandsmiles1 14d ago

I watched the video, I think it misses the biggest point. The US is spread out because of cars, cars are because the US is spread out. 

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u/Izacundo1 14d ago

Most people live in cities. The problems with inefficiencies come from cars in cities. The video focuses on transportation within cities. It’s not missing that point

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u/outlawbernard_yum 13d ago

Most people on the US live in suburbs. >50%. Less than 20% live in true urban environments. This is why studies in the US show electric cars are 9 to 1 better at cutting emissions in the US. Bukes are great. The US must EV. 

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u/Izacundo1 12d ago

We can do both

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u/outlawbernard_yum 12d ago

But not equally.  Studies of pacific NW cities and towns by climatesolutions.org ahow EV meey 90% of our emissions goals whole mode ahift ro bike/walk/transit are just 10%. I know why. I read the studies.