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[-] PRUSSIA_x86@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Sure, but then you have to carry your bike with you on the train. There is no workable solution to suburbia that doesn't involve cars because it was designed and built around them. Unfortunately, they're now home to tens of millions of people, and any quick solution would most likely end up hurting a lot of them.

[-] puppy@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Bike parking at the train stations. You bike to the train station, lock the bike up, take the train, take the second bike from the destination train station, bike to the office. See videos on how the Dutch do it. Even with multiple bikes it's incredibly cheap in terms of money as well as climate impact compared to even the cheapest cars.

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Lol you could easily buy matching ebikes for less than the price of a half way reliable car these days

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 9 months ago

just park the bike???

y'all keep inventing problems that don't exist.

[-] tweeks@feddit.nl 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Well, in the Netherlands and at least some other EU countries most train stations have a bike rental system that works by just using a card to unlock the bike for a couple of Euros for 24 hours. So there is a possible solution.

Many people here use that system. It's also possible to buy a (second-hand) bike and park it at the station where you need it, if you'd like.

Edit: Didn't see the post below.. but exactly that.

[-] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

Actually, you can leave a bike at the bike garage near the station or rent one on a monthly basis. That's what they do in Japan.

[-] adrian783@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

does not work in the US. bike theft is too easy.

[-] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

They have cameras and a guard and you lock it up. Not the problem you think it is.

[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I agree carrying the bike on the train is a problem, but there are a solutions like e-scooters and bikeshare.

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