@Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago[video] Cargo trams (not trucks) should be how we move goods in our citiesfiles.catbox.moemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down115
arrow-up178arrow-down1play[video] Cargo trams (not trucks) should be how we move goods in our citiesfiles.catbox.moe@Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-square@GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoI think you just missed the point entirely. You don’t actually have to load up as many items in a cargo bike, because it’s inherent advantages in urban contexts more than makes up for its inability to load up as many items.
minus-square@Ilovethebomb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoWhat does that mean, exactly? What inherent advantages?
minus-square@GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoThey are spelled out clearly in the video: Bicycle deliveries can utilize bicycle infrastructure and not get stuck in traffic Bicycle deliveries can at times navigate around traffic Bicycle deliveries have an easier time parking at the point of delivery Bicycle deliveries for obvious reasons require less fuel Bicycle deliveries require less capital cost, as their vehicles are cheaper than their counterparts
I think you just missed the point entirely. You don’t actually have to load up as many items in a cargo bike, because it’s inherent advantages in urban contexts more than makes up for its inability to load up as many items.
What does that mean, exactly? What inherent advantages?
They are spelled out clearly in the video: