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0 pointsestebank4y ago0 comments

> Try cycling through 3ft of snow or on ice... with snow-plows lumbering by.

That sounds like bad infrastructure, which admittedly is the default almost everywhere.

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Practically speaking, keeping 100% of the ice off of even well-used sidewalks 100% of the time all winter long isn't going to happen. All it takes is one patch of black ice and you can have a very serious bike crash.

There's also a safety issue in that if you're in that kind of cold for long enough, it'll kill you, jacket or no jacket.

estebankOP4y ago

> Practically speaking, keeping 100% of the ice off of even well-used sidewalks 100% of the time all winter long isn't going to happen.

Again, it's a matter of infrastructure and priorities: https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU?t=260

> There's also a safety issue in that if you're in that kind of cold for long enough, it'll kill you, jacket or no jacket.

In any situation where being outside for the time a commute could take would kill you, roads wouldn't be safe to be driven on.

FredPret4y ago

I’m genuinely surprised by that video. That would certainly make Canadian winters more cyclable.

However, what if you have a 30-60 min commute and it’s -20, -30 out? You can easily drive that, but cycling is another matter.

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FredPret4y ago

There's also a safety issue in that if you're in that kind of cold for long enough, it'll kill you, jacket or no jacket.

estebankOP4y ago

> Practically speaking, keeping 100% of the ice off of even well-used sidewalks 100% of the time all winter long isn't going to happen.

Again, it's a matter of infrastructure and priorities: https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU?t=260

> There's also a safety issue in that if you're in that kind of cold for long enough, it'll kill you, jacket or no jacket.

In any situation where being outside for the time a commute could take would kill you, roads wouldn't be safe to be driven on.

FredPret4y ago

I’m genuinely surprised by that video. That would certainly make Canadian winters more cyclable.

However, what if you have a 30-60 min commute and it’s -20, -30 out? You can easily drive that, but cycling is another matter.

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