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Oxford Professor: Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities (theconversation.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This reminds me of a story of a guy that lost his license due to an accident he caused, he was extremely overweight and had heart medication.

His coworker asked what he was going to do about it and if there was a possibility of him quitting or getting fired because he couldn't drive to work anymore.

The guy asked his coworker for a spare bike and started going to and leaving from work in a bycicle from that point on and about a year (or maybe less than a year?) later, the guy is already off heart medications, lost something along the lines of 100kg, something crazy, and he was as fit as he could be.

He got his license back and decided to not drive anymore unless absolutely necessary. They guy was essentially unrecognizeable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

As inspiring as that sounds, I wonder about how easy it is for someone facing obesity to ease into cycling. Their own machine and their balance struggle will have an uphill battle against that weight, and it may be especially scary if they live in a car heavy area.

Curious about this story, since I may know people who would benefit from such experience, both in terms of fitness and extra transit options!

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