Is walking better than biking? As I understand biking’s more efficient.
It depends. Expended energy/m is higher but space usage is much lower. For walking you arguably don’t even need a paved path while (non-sport) cycling needs a somewhat even surface and places to store and lock the bike. It’s not nearly as bad as with cars but even with cycling, space usage can become an issue in very densely populated areas; the Dutch don’t build massive bike garages because it’s cool (okay, maybe also a little of that) but because it’s a necessity.
If it’s near enough to walk, it’s usually better to just walk.
More people are happy to walk than bike, and getting hit by a bike is worse than getting walked into by another person
I guess it is because of the tires
I feel like the amount of wear I put on my shoes by walking a certain distance is higher than the wear on my tires when I bike that same distance
Is it though? Time for science, it’s the only way to tell for sure!
I put about 2000 miles on my boots before they need replacing. They cost around 200usd.
I’m pretty sure my tires last twice as long at least
Time to walk using tires instead of shoes.
Well, you can buy sandals made from repurposed, used tires.
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Save mother Gaia, go barefoot as goddess intended.
Walking is better because if you can walk it means stuff is close to you.
The bike’s production has a non-zero carbon footprint. A very small footprint, but one that is there nonetheless. The carbon footprint of walking is negligible in comparison.
Shoe production has a non-zero carbon footprint, especially with the vast majority of shoes being a “single use” product (i.e. not resoleable) and with a very limited amount of miles
I’m surprised by how fast I wear holes in my shoes from walking.
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this is true, although they all round down to 0 when compared to car travel so past a certain point we don’t have to worry about it
Debatable, and largely depends on a person’s diet and some other factors like how much travel is getting done. If someone is fueling their biking (or walking) by flying in beef from the other side of the world, I think it is pretty safe to say that their carbon footprint is worse than a typical gas car, (because air travel and beef are just that bad) or if not that at least an electric car from renewables and ethically sourced materials. For everything else in between, we’d just be speculating and we’d have to factor in source and type of car fuel, and the source and type of additional food consumed by a cyclist where that “additional food” line lies exactly.
Controlling for diet, distance and purpose of travel, I think cycling virtually always wins over walking.
But tanks are the perfect cure for traffic jam.
That’s clearly self propelled artillery.
SPGs are the ultimate commuter vehicle if you only need to move a couple of hundred metres.
The final cure to jaywalking is no man’s land.
Is c level a motorcycle or an e-bike? I’ve never seen an icon for an e-bike before, and if it is, I am loving the conciseness of the design. If not, there’s no way a motorcycle is better than a line bus right?
Just a bonus note from a Dutch guy, the text just below say lekker blijven likken, or: ‘just keep on licking’.
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The missing S tier is a sedan chair being carried by 4 shirtless stud muffins.
Walking times four
Yeah let’s send Ukraine bikes
I unironically want to see bicycle infantry back. Would also be a nice thing to have for the individual soldier, as time in the open is far more dangerous than being hidden or in a fortified position.
Armored Trains! https://youtu.be/e_U2p-Ix2EU
tankies in shambles
But tank driving is a lot of fun.
This makes cars look to good.
The gap between trains and cars should be really wide.
How is a moped better than a tram?
Edit: I mean for the environment, I’m sure mopeds are better than trams in other ways - like for doing tricks and making quick runs to the supermarket to get bread and milk
Driving a tank to hell is probably a good idea.
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I think it’s probably referring to yachts rather than ocean liners.
Ocean liners are all but extinct. They’ve been supplanted by cruise ships which are utterly horrific for the environment.
What about boats with sails?
Sailboats shouldn’t be that bad considering what goes into their construction and that they don’t actively produce pollutants beyond whatever wears off your rope and I guess painting the hull every couple of years.
Boats put out more CO2 than cars. Water is more dense than air and friction of tires and rolling and etc. Boats are overall worse for the environment both on climate change and environmental damage.
This guy’s gonna drive his boat to work!
There isn’t a canal, inlet or fjord everywhere.
Where do the plague of SUVs and light trucks live in this scale?
hell or G
In real life, the system is screwed, and vehicles are not measured just by their energy consumption, but by their energy consumption compared to other vehicles of similar weight, so in the end there are heavy SUVs with much better ratings than compact cars.
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let’s push those yachts and private jets down a few levels while we’re at it.
Image Transcription:
A sticker attached to a pole with a QR code in the top right corner. Down the left side are the letters A to G on coloured tags with arrow-angled right ends, and under G a black coloured tag with HELL written on it, in the style of the European Union’s energy efficiency labels found on appliances. Each tag ranges in colour from dark green to red and increases in size the further down it goes. Each arrow end indicates a different silhouette.
The A tag is dark green and very short, the arrow end points towards the silhouette of a walking stick figure.
The B tag is a slightly lighter green than A and slightly longer, the arrow end points towards the silhouette of a bicycle.
The C tag is light green and slightly longer than B, the arrow end points towards the silhouette of an moped.
The D tag is yellow and slightly longer than C, the arrow end points towards the silhouette of a subway train.
The E tag is orange and slightly longer than D, the arrow end points towards the silhouette of a car.
The F tag is orange-red and slightly longer than E, the arrow end points towards the silhouette of a yacht.
The G tag is red and the length increase from F is almost triple that of previous length increases, the arrow end points towards the silhouette of an airplane.
The HELL tag is black and longer than G, the arrow end points towards the silhouette of a tank.
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So some errors:
- the C tag points to a silhouette of a moped, not an e-bike.
- the D tag points to the silhouette of a subway train, not a bus. You can tell by the wheel sets.
- most egregiously, the F tag points to the silhouette of a yacht
EDIT: As pointed out in one comment, it’s the F tag pointing to a yacht, not the G tag. I corrected the post.
EDIT2: Our transcriber has updated their post to reflect the changes. Well done good person! 👍
G definitely points to a jet. A private jet to be more specific.
… good point, I’ll correct it. The one pointing to a yacht is definitely not pointing to a train car, that was the point.
i saw e-bike with C. I think one could see either
My bad! I had a lot of trouble with this one, I’ll admit. Thank you so much for the information, I’ve edited my comment. 💜
The only subtle detailed you missed, which is not surprise, is that Sweden and Norway (not sure which if the other skandies, maybe this is a EU thing, hm) use those letters, with those colors, and those arrows to indicate energy efficiency rating. So, it could be a nudge at the relationship between reducing emissions or suffer consequences of global warming, which will eventually lead to famine and war.
all the EU does, it is a standardized EU thing
Thank you for the correction! I’ve edited my comment. This was a particularly difficult one for me, so I really appreciate the information 💜
There should be a rowboat before or after the bike.
Mate you ever rowed a boat? That shit is hard work, it goes below the bike for sure
Of course, the pedalo manages to combine the worst of both worlds and seems to exist solely as a way to work your quads out without looking like you’re doing a gym session
Yes, both rowboats and canoes are fun and not much work unless you are trying to directly overcome a tide or current.
If you have good balance, I think paddle boards are more efficient than a kayak, assuming your not carrying a load. You can put your whole body into the stroke. Kayaking destroys my shoulders
I’m definitely biased here since I spent years kayaking and have only gone paddleboarding twice, and I also definitely don’t want to just be all “lol skill issue”, but I think this might be an issue with your (kayak) paddling technique. You should be using your whole torso rather than your arms and shoulders
I’m sure you’re right. I only have minimal experience with both.
Anecdotal information from my observations only: I have two paddle boards, and a tandem kayak. When we go out, the person(s) in the kayak are always able to go faster with less effort - even if they are solo. Rowboats with oar locks are generally faster still, and none of us can even hope to keep up with one of those Hobie kayaks with the pedal driven mid drive.
