• insomniac_lemon@kbin.social
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    I got an ebike and rode 130 miles (note my ebike is 250w and geared) on the trail that I live near. Haven’t taken it out since last month because they started construction (resurfacing+replacing 2 bridges) that will last until next year.

    I’m in a small town and the construction blocks both ways (meanwhile, the road alternative is often unshaded with grass/ditches on the sides, with at least one last-section I was on a few times before to get to another house having 40mph (though sparse) traffic). The trail made further journeys possible without complex navigation (and I’m not aware of many closer destinations due to the rurality).

    Also my town has a railroad but no train-station (so no passenger rail) so I guess it’s rather fitting. Although at least the trail is getting fixed (also the trail used to be a rail).

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      This is a perfectly fitting example if you think what would instead happen if instead there were needed to be done construction on the road (they would do half lane at the time to allow traffic, or they would only work at night and reopen the road for the day, ft. Your tax money going to construction workers night shifts). As long as car drivers are seen as special requirements kids its always going to be made artificially easier to drive rather than commuting in other ways.

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        1 year ago

        Just to be clear, my point (aside from that being rural sucks for transportation+there was only 1 option in this situation) is that the problem is infrastructure and planning rather than the vehicles themselves.

        EDIT: And yeah, I don’t know why they didn’t split the job up into at least 2. [A to B] and [B to C] rather than [A-C] (and more sections could’ve probably been done when it comes to the resurfacing). Seems as if this were a sudden change after delays too.

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      The USA has the most extensive rail system dedicated to freight in the world. That’s why so many towns have rails but no station.