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Thread: Would you live in a Bicycle City???

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    Default Would you live in a Bicycle City???

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_City
    http://www.bicyclecity.com/

    I personally won't because life would be hell. I don't think I can live without my car. Even if I can, I would never want to.

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    I would. It will help the environment and bicycling is a good exercise. It's good to have a place where you can cycle freely without needing to worry about the busy traffic and fast cars (which made crossing the road dangerous) and snatch thief.
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    Of course!

    There I won't need the No Fat Chicks! bumper sticker. No manatee in bicycle city!
    "Anything you can't say NO to is your MASTER, and you are its SLAVE."

    "I disapprove of what I say, but I will defend to the death my right to say it."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Candide View Post
    Of course!

    There I won't need the No Fat Chicks! bumper sticker. No manatee in bicycle city!
    Do you really have that sticker on your car? : )



    As for me, if the city barely has any hills then yes and that I'm assuming the city is actually a small town where everything is within walking distance. I saw the documentary for Babies and the Mongolian lady was living in a green field with the tent just like in the TV series adaptations. I really admired that simplicity, though she did have electricity in her tent.
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    Less car could mean less accident. I love cycling, and definitely a Yes! Even the experience of getting rammed down by a car doesn't discouraged me.
    What can I say? I'm still standing! No weapon against me shall prosper! I am more than a conqueror!!!

    I don't care to sit by the window on an airplane. If I can't control it, why look?

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    Yes! If the weather here was warmer right now, I'd be riding bike to work almost every day.
    忽见柳荫下两个小孩子在哀哀痛哭,瞧模样正是武敦儒、武修文兄弟。郭芙大声叫道:「喂,你们在干甚麽?」武 修文回头见是郭芙,哭道:「我们在哭,你不见麽?」

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    I'm assuming that the weather is nice so that my eyeliner won't melt off and sweat won't make my hair nappy, right? I'm willing to be reasonable of course on that aspect. In addition, will I also be protected from harassment like whistles and cat calls? I'm from an area that's relatively unfriendly to female pedestrians. I also wear quite a few skirts and dresses...so falling off my bike is worrisome to me.

    Hmmmmm....sure, I'd live in a bike city. Don't see why not. I'd certainly not mind a "carfree city."
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    I would in warmer days. In the winter, I'd prefer there to be some form of public transportation, just because it's safer.
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    I wouldn't volunteer to go live there, but if for whatever reason that's where I end up, I'd just have to get a bike. There must be a reason they're favored over there.

    I'd probably cheat (if the laws allowed for it) and get a motorbike with a sidecar, though. I like motorbikes with sidecars.

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    Regarding Cars, we should use Beijingers as role model
    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/23/wo...er=rss&emc=rss

    Imagine how proud the Chinese people would be when China has more cars than the US.

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    It is difficult to live here

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