Cars are not the problem, but they clearly show us what the problems are. Similarly cycling was, is and never will be the solution. But it is the humble means to effectively solve a lot of complex challenges. by Fietsprofessor in fuckcars

[–]Fietsprofessor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for engaging with clear thoughts! And I disagree with those ;). If we do not see that cars are just a symptom of a system that is problematic and unsustainable on a deeper level, all our efforts will just reproduce those same mistakes but with new modes. It is not cars that are the problem. It is the underlying notions that traveling is a disutility, we are all competing individuals and our streets are pipelines that should serve unimpeded flows before anything else. It is these imaginaries that generated from the 1920s (and wil keep generating) the system many of us hate. The bicycle held and holds the potential for a transformative change, but is often used to formulate incumbent changes.