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> The solution to city air pollution is a different vehicle with a different drive train: an EV. Priority list should basically be: 0. Bicycles 1. Metro 2. Bu

> The solution to city air pollution is a different vehicle with a different drive train: an EV. Priority list should basically be: 0. Bicycles 1. Metro 2. Buses 3. EVs (not counting emergency and service vehicles)

fwipsy 8mo ago
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- oakesm9 8mo ago
  We do have bicycle ambulance which carry a defibrillator [0] The 40 paramedics attend over 17,000 calls a year and the average response time is 6 minutes. [0] https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/calling-us/who-will-treat-you/single-responder/cycle-responder/ https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/calling-us/who-will-treat...
- writebetterc 8mo ago
  > (not counting emergency and service vehicles) Just gotta read the last line too :P
  - scott_w 8mo ago
    Cut him some slack, he might have been having a heart attack at the time and in need of one of those ambulances!
  - Supernaut 8mo ago
    What do you mean, at a practical level, when you set out your "priority list" above? Are you referring to the use of congestion charges to discourage private motor vehicle use?
    - tsimionescu 8mo ago
      Not OP, but I don't think congestion charges are the most important part here. It's more about what type of infrastructure to prioritize resources and work for. Basically, the idea is that the town or city should not spend money on building parking, for example, and instead spend it on bike lanes, or two more busses, or some extension to the metro line.
    - scott_w 8mo ago
      It’s entirely dependent on the situation. Some areas, additional charges work best. In others, it’s possible/necessary to redesign road and street layouts to prioritise higher-density modes of transport and physically discourage low-density modes like cars. This might be priority lights for public transport, lowering speed limits and narrowing streets. In some contexts, it’s necessary to completely disallow cars with things like bus lanes, bike/pedestrian-only areas. Separated tram/metro lines, too. Most of this infrastructure, in practice, also aids emergency vehicle use as they can usually fit down bike lanes and are obviously able to fit in bus lanes.
- wongarsu 8mo ago
  More bicycles, metros and buses leaves more space on the street for emergency vehicles
kergonath 8mo ago
> 0. Bicycles 1. Metro 2. Buses 3. EVs -1. Feet

fwipsy 8mo ago

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oakesm9 8mo ago
We do have bicycle ambulance which carry a defibrillator [0] The 40 paramedics attend over 17,000 calls a year and the average response time is 6 minutes. [0] https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/calling-us/who-will-treat-you/single-responder/cycle-responder/ https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/calling-us/who-will-treat...
writebetterc 8mo ago
> (not counting emergency and service vehicles) Just gotta read the last line too :P
- scott_w 8mo ago
  Cut him some slack, he might have been having a heart attack at the time and in need of one of those ambulances!
- Supernaut 8mo ago
  What do you mean, at a practical level, when you set out your "priority list" above? Are you referring to the use of congestion charges to discourage private motor vehicle use?
  - tsimionescu 8mo ago
    Not OP, but I don't think congestion charges are the most important part here. It's more about what type of infrastructure to prioritize resources and work for. Basically, the idea is that the town or city should not spend money on building parking, for example, and instead spend it on bike lanes, or two more busses, or some extension to the metro line.
  - scott_w 8mo ago
    It’s entirely dependent on the situation. Some areas, additional charges work best. In others, it’s possible/necessary to redesign road and street layouts to prioritise higher-density modes of transport and physically discourage low-density modes like cars. This might be priority lights for public transport, lowering speed limits and narrowing streets. In some contexts, it’s necessary to completely disallow cars with things like bus lanes, bike/pedestrian-only areas. Separated tram/metro lines, too. Most of this infrastructure, in practice, also aids emergency vehicle use as they can usually fit down bike lanes and are obviously able to fit in bus lanes.
wongarsu 8mo ago
More bicycles, metros and buses leaves more space on the street for emergency vehicles

kergonath 8mo ago

> 0. Bicycles 1. Metro 2. Buses 3. EVs -1. Feet