People are starting to realize the extreme evil in democrat ideology

lmao just get a bike you coward.

That may be fine for the commuter close to where they need to be, but only if weather conditions will allow it. What about safety? Farmers? Truckers? Delivery services? Transit? Apparently, you think the U.S. is a third-world country? The country is a little bigger than the couch you're riding to play XBox and browse ImgFlip.

"Apparently, you think the U.S. is a third-world country?"

we are technically.
“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation” – Gustavo Petro, Mayor of Bogotá

"but only if weather conditions will allow it"

as a scottish/english person living in the states who has also been to western europe, i can safely confirm that the rain won't kill you. i know someone who swam in cold water in the highlands, and she came out fine. just buy an umbrella or a poncho like a normal person.

"The country is a little bigger than the couch you're riding to play XBox and browse ImgFlip."

literally could say the same about the countries of el salvador and fiji in regards to size. in regards to economic prosperity, we are falling behind the britains and germanys and portugals of the world, despite our size.

"What about safety?"

automobiles kill 40,000 per year. bikes don't. you don't even need a helmet while riding one though suburbanites claim you do.

"That may be fine for the commuter close to where they need to be"

if the distance is too long, a train/streetcar/bus can fill that role easily. another thing worth mentioning is that desuburbanization will happen soon, finding economy in communities closer together, and car-dependent housing and shopping will have to either adapt or lose money.

"Farmers? Truckers? Delivery services? Transit?"

if amazon delivery drivers were able to use bikes instead of vans, not only would they be easily being out of unnecessary car traffic, but also amazon would be able to spend less money on delivery and actually pay the employee.

truckers, on the other hand, wouldn't be as necessary if railroad freight companies did practices actually preferable to logistics firms. even for short trips, bikes can be fitted with trailers and easily carry freight. that guy in the picture with all of those tires is a far braver man than most americans today, especially since he's able to accomplish this without a ford f-150. most couch potatoes couldn't imagine such a thing. who are we but two individuals in far different parts of the continent complaining about gas usage?

understandably, rural communities are the only demographic who can't completely be served by cycling and transit. i should know; i live near brevard, NC. however, it's not hard to get a bike path that parallels rural roads, and the option should be provided if anything.

Wow. Troll much? That seems to be your agenda on ImgFlip. But, whatever. I find your response nothing more than a presentation of your biased opinions, seasoned with an anecdote or two to serve your agenda. Yawn. How snowflake and cliché of you.

yes indeed :)

I heartily invite you to visit Denmark and try out our public transportation. A month or two of "signal problems", "working on the tracks", "problems with a track change", "snow/melted snow/fallen leaves on the tracks", etc. etc. etc. may cure you of the delusion that public transportation is anywhere near as perfect, timely, or adequate as you try to paint it.

Trust me, if it weren't for a 189 percent tax (yes, you read that right! - one hundred and eighty-nine percent!!) on motor vehicles, our trains would run empty when they care to run at all. People here use public transportation because they have no viable alternative, not for any kind of environmentalism or idealism.

"I heartily invite you to visit Denmark and try out our public transportation"

did it. was completely fine when i visited copenhagen.

"A month or two of "signal problems", "working on the tracks", "problems with a track change", "snow/melted snow/fallen leaves on the tracks", etc. etc. etc. may cure you of the delusion that public transportation is anywhere near as perfect, timely, or adequate as you try to paint it"

admittedly it's not japan, and my complete knowledge is limited. however, this complaint is far too similar to Londoners complaining about the occasional Northern Line delay; taking the trains for granted. though the trains may have delays, that is small fry compared to the amount of delays cars have in the states due to road accidents that happen literally every minute. one minute in an american city and you'll miss copenhagen. i certainly do, and i don't even live in an urban area.

"Trust me, if it weren't for a 189 percent tax"

don't give me ideas :)

"People here use public transportation because they have no viable alternative, not for any kind of environmentalism or idealism."

do they though? i saw plenty of people in cars while in copenhagen. also, good by my reckoning. if cars were made better, people would only use them and that would cause quality of life problems and infinite gridlock. secondly, people would definitely still be using public transportation over a car even without the tax rate. it is objectively easier to travel by train and bus than it is to get a driving permit (especially in the EU) and purchase a car.

"do they though? "

Take it from someone who has spent over half a century here: They do.

take it from someone who has spent their entire life in the united states and studying public transit:
i saw plenty of cars in use while there, but even more bikes in use and more at-capacity trains. why is that? because cars are just horrible. even if you make them cheap, traveling between copenhagen and odense won't be any faster than taking the IC. not to mention the amount of damage car infrastructure does to cities. cars don't rely on low taxes for ownership; they also need large freeways and parking lots. that's a lot of space for what could be used for housing and grocery stores instead.

Depends on how many "signal problems" you encounter between Copenhagen and Odense.

most people will take signal problems over a horrific accident any day.

Between Copenhagen and Odense I have heard of exactly one accident over the last three or four years where lives were lost.

It happened on the Storebælt bridge - when an eastbound passenger train hit a container that had fallen off a westbound cargo train. Eight people were killed.

"Between Copenhagen and Odense I have heard of exactly one accident over the last three or four years where lives were lost"

way more would be happening if every dane were forced to drive. denmark had a record of 199 fatalities in 2019.

How many of those fatalities between Copenhagen and Odense?

You can get from Copenhagen to Odense in 1½ hours by train, so that is probably faster than by road.

You can also get from Copenhagen to Gilleleje in Northern Sealand in 1½ hours by public transportation. By road it's less than an hour. Not every town in Denmark have intercity train connections. Or even direct connections with every other town. Sometimes you have to switch train/bus several times to get from A to B.

So public transportation isn't a replacement for private transportation. It is, at best, a supplement.

it can never replace. however, people do prefer the alternative. personally, even though the road trip may be faster, if i ever go to Gilleleje, it'll be by train simply due to the price of renting a car (which'll most likely be shift-stick, which us americans don't know how to use).

True. Good thing you don't see horrific accidents every day.

"Good thing you don't see horrific accidents every day"

you may not see them every day, but they certainly due happen enough. in the united states alone, between 30,000 and 40,000 people are killed in car accidents