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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Berlin is close to voting on a referendum to allow people just 12 car trips per year in the city.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/07/03/berlin-moves-to-ban-autos-from-inside-the-city-widespread-chaos-looms/

I figure this might solve the problem of congress being too old if everyone has to take a bike.[/quote]

It will be interesting to watch all the cyclists in DC when the temperature is 25 degrees with a wind chill temp of 18.  
And, you expect the Congress members who live in VA or MD - 20+ miles from DC to bike to work?  [/quote]

There's this concept called "clothing appropriate for the weather".  I can be very happy riding a bike in 25 degree weather, because I wear that.  And its not even fancy/expensive clothing from overprice patagonia or something.  Just a fleece, coat, and some bar mitts.[/quote]

Yeah this is a stupid talking point from people who don't bike.

Biking in the cold really isn't a big deal - as someone who bikes to work most of the year it is much more comfortable biking in the winter than the summer and you don't have to worry about getting to work hot and sweaty or changing clothes.

And in case folks missed it because of global warming we've barely had cold weather in DC the last 10 years but lets not change anything and keep on driving.[/quote]

Culturally, Americans are not people who take trains, bike or walk.  You know the obesity rate in the US yes?  So it's less about what to wear in winter keeping warm as it's just not the norm to actually go somewhere without driving.  This is what Americans do.  Watch the Super Bowl.  Eat burgers.  Put a zillion flags up at their house. Drive.

It's not about what's good for DC or whether it can work.  It's about people live their cars and they don't really want to get from point A to B in any other way because it's not what they are used to.

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