this post was submitted on 26 Dec 2024
54 points (100.0% liked)

utility cycling

660 readers
11 users here now

๐Ÿšด๐Ÿšฒ Welcome to the Utility Cycling Community! ๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿšด

Are you a passionate cyclist who believes that bicycles can transform the way we move around our cities and towns? Are you interested in exploring the world of utility biking, where bicycles are a tool for practicality, sustainability, and adventure? If so, you've come to the right place!

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/micromobility@lemmy.world/t/1590564

Chicago-based nonprofit World Bicycle Relief (WBR) doesn't distribute just any type of bicycle ??? it distributes bicycles meant to navigate the unimproved roads and rough terrain of developing nations, empowering populations to access healthcare, education and economic opportunities that would???

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] Pippipartner@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Because nobody knows about these, a "developed" country won't "humble" itself with buying things designed for underdeveloped regions, cities are designed around cars, car manufacturing is still a major backbone to most western industries and politics won't risk jobs by providing alternatives, it's "unamerican", leftist propaganda and queer, etc. In short politics is not rational, because humans are not rational. And that is neither good nor bad, it's how humans work. To sell them these ideas you must make people excited for these changes and we are pretty fucking far from getting people excited about changing for a better, greener society.

Edit: autocorrect thinks I'm short