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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the weirdest thing about all these bike lanes is...barely...anyone...in...dc...even...rides....bikes.... [/quote]
Yup. [b]On a traveler per space utilization metric, when you count the number of cyclists using the bike lanes it is clear that even cars without any passengers aside from the driver are more efficient on a space bass. [/b]

Sure "theoretically" you can fit more bikes into the same space as one car. But that is not what actually happens in practice.[/quote]

Riding a bike is extremely unappealing to most people. [/quote]

even if that’s true so what? it’s a form of transit that is [b]cheap, healthy, and good for the environment[/b]. and often faster than driving or metro for many DC commutes. it has its place in transit in DC. Some people dislike driving, some boycot metro, some refuse to take the bus. [/quote]
It always comes down to this. No one is going to congratulate you on your own perceived moral superiority due to your hobby. You want to bike, more power to you. That's great. But there is an underlying annoying evangelism about biking that it seems that everyone but bikers can see. It may be worthwhile to consider that a lot of people just don't like biking - and for reasons totally unrelated to the availability of bike lanes. [/quote]

And driving evangelists assume that everyone who drives really wants to instead of dreading the hassle, costs, maintenance, damage to the environment, etc.

Your life will never be a car commercial. Sorry [/quote]

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