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JOExHIGASHI posted...

No other option allows you to go anywhere as fast as a car.

Eh, that's debatable. In a city, biking can often end up being just as fast as driving, if not faster, thanks to the ability to bypass traffic and the fact that light timing makes much, much more of a difference in transit time than top speed does. With no traffic and no need to stop every hundred feet? A car will definitely win. Same with longer distances. But it's definitely possible for somebody in a city to do their commuting by bike without really losing any time compared to driving.

Firewood18 posted...

Getting a car is just basic adulting when living in a modern urban society.

Also debatable. It's not at all a necessity in many cities, especially ones with decent public transit options or active transportation infrastructure. The personal automobile is one of the biggest challenges in urban planning, simply because it's so hideously space-inefficient (a small car has a footprint of 10-12 square meters, and spends 90+% of any given day doing absolutely nothing). Many cities are still designed around driving, because people cling to it, but the idea that that should be the norm is a major stumbling block for efficient city design.
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