Damus
Not Just Bikes πŸ‡³πŸ‡± · 2w
It's amazing how cyclists will make almost exactly the same arguments in favour of riding their private bikes everywhere that car drivers make in favour of driving their private cars everywhere. At...
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If you read my posts as "we should ban all bikes on trains" then you have problems with reading comprehension.

Yes, you should BE ABLE to take a bicycle on a train sometimes.

That is totally different than "train companies should encourage people to take their bicycles on trains and add extra bike carriages to their trains."

It should be POSSIBLE to bring a bike on a train but a) it should not be encouraged & b) there should be an extra charge to account for the space taken up by the bike.
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Gemma β­οΈπŸ”°πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ 🎐 · 2w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqjtryznn252tlcwlahzphevzh4aqqj9j2j72pse08xen2pza5pszsc05ds9 I don't understand, though. Why should it not be encouraged? Why should there be an extra charge? The marginal cost of adding an extra train car or even an extra train is likely not exho...
Iris Young (he/they/she) (PhD) · 2w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqjtryznn252tlcwlahzphevzh4aqqj9j2j72pse08xen2pza5pszsc05ds9 strongly disagree. Before we go any further, are you stating what you wish in an ideal case or in the immediate, realistic future?