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Old 08-16-15 | 08:02 PM
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prathmann
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Originally Posted by Mobile 155
Cooker I might add athe future that this new society is heading in just may be an exciting time to live in. So it isn't necessarily a bad thing that the old one might be left behind.
Agreed, and I think the era of autonomous vehicles will bring about a great many benefits. I do hope and would advocate for them to at least have an option for bicycle racks. These have been quite successful in public transit by allowing people to use bicycles for at least part of their trip length even if they don't want to cycle the entire distance and also relieve some anxiety people may have about cycling (what if I get too tired, what if the weather turns bad, what if I have a mechanical breakdown, etc.). Being able to call on an autonomous vehicle to come pick you and your bike up in such situations may well encourage more people to give cycling a try.
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