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[–] beemikeoak@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

But an SUV carries at least 8 people and their luggage along with 3 to 6 thousand pounds of SUV...maybe if we made it electric and removed 2 to 5 thousand pounds, that could be interesting? A tandem electric bike, 2 tires, 8 people, huge efficiency! You just need to all be going to the same place.

I've always wondered if a minimalist monorail could ever happen. Imagine the freedom of a bike but you could ride say 20 people all together from one city to another carrying your bikes along. In Seattle you definitely want the outer covering of a gondola, but there are cities where you don't really need a shell.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'll settle for a network of inter-city paved uninterrupted car-free "bike highways" between all cities with > 100,000 people. Just a single asphalt lane with no breaks and no cars flying around.

Pretty sure that's basic-tier shit in many European countries, but it'd be such a huge deal here.

[–] beemikeoak@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 week ago

With a nice grade to flat...yes please!

[–] Drantak@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I'm pretty sure you don't understand what "at least" means.

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[–] pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (7 children)

To be fair, you can fit 7 people in an suv. Picture would have been more effective if there were more bikes than how many people that can fit in an SUV. I agree with the message though.

[–] kurwa@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Aside from what everyone else said, not every spot is taken up in that bike rack, and the SUV is still larger than that bike rack.

Depends on the SUV as well. My RAV-4 is considered an SUV, but uncomfortably fits only 5 unless you also want 2 people to squash themselves into the trunk, and it's big brother, the Highlander, isn't much better. My dad just replaced his Yukon (also known as a Suburban or Escalade depending on the brand and time it was made), and that could fit 8 people relatively comfortably, but it's also a bigger car than the one pictured - bigger even than the 4-door Tachoma he replaced it with.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

And there is space for at least two more bikes as the leftmost bar is empty.

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