• @nehal3m@sh.itjust.works
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    629 days ago

    You can store most bicycles on trains, where I’m from people have fold-up bicycles that will fit under a seat even just for last-mile transport. Cargo bikes won’t fit on a train though, they’ll block aisles and standing room. I doubt hauling a whole-ass train car just for bicycles is cost effective.

    • @dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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      929 days ago

      It’s cost effective when you take the same amount of cars off the road and factor in what those cars would have contributed to

      • road maintenance
      • road congestion (mental health)
      • environment
    • @TheFriendlyDickhead@lemm.ee
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      529 days ago

      They are very common where I live. They are designed so that people can sit there if no bike is using the space. And usually they are bikes. Still not enough space for a cargo bike, but more than enough for a normal one.

    • @SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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      429 days ago

      That seems a classic chicken-and-egg issue. There is no room for cargo bikes because it’s not cost effective. That means people can’t easily take their children and stuff anywhere except with a car. Because everybody uses the car, the train cars are not cost effective.