do you need an explanation beyond “some people online will believe anything”
good game
authoritarianism has worked for thousands of years.
Northern loyalists fly Israeli flags in solidarity
The oil industry didn’t legally manipulate velomobiles into having a wide turning circle
This comment is rational.
For those inter-city bike lanes like you see in some parts of France they would be great.
I feel there’s probably some reasons they haven’t become popular.
Don’t turn as nimbly as a bike
Can’t put them on your shoulder and carry them indoors, onto a train, etc. like as a bike
Don’t climb hills as well as a bike (source)
20× the cost of a bike, maybe that could be brought down by economies of scale if they were more popular
I could imagine a velomobile being preferable if you’re commuting from a satellite town to the city, and the journey consists of a long straight road.
I’d definitely say they’re worse for getting around the city, and their comparative advantages are bought at the price of significant extra overhead.
Also, who the fuck is writing this? Well-fed guys in Hollywood who have toy poodles and use tanning salons?
It’s around a twentieth of their yearly profit.
Couldn’t care less.
not my circus not my monkeys
25min podcast on it here, for those of you who prefer audio form. The Irish Times is a bourgeois source. https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/explainer-could-sinn-feins-new-housing-plan-work/
as soon as I read his post I assumed yours was actually posted entirely to set up that joke.
I take this as a compliment that my pun was that laser-accurate.
Pretty happy with !noyank@lemmy.ml it is on its way to 300 people and has several active subscribers. If a discussion-type thread is started (rather than a recommendation thread) it does get discussion going.