Does this headline seem fair to you? He’s a former ambulance driver, and his complaint is the new cycle lanes will prevent vehicles from moving out of the way of an ambulance. The headline presents this as him being concerned about damaging his car should he accidentally drive over one. It seems like a very clickbaity way to present the article if you ask me.

  • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nzOP
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    1 year ago

    As someone else has pointed out, cycling and walking is something that only takes people a very short distance away from home, so the catchment area for your business is very small, compared to someone else who drives. It’s also a very weather dependent activity, and you’re quite limited in what you can carry.

    Something like a bakery is fairly generic, any will do, so as long as people can get to your store you’ll be OK, but a store that is quite niche will likely struggle.

    This is one advantage shopping malls have, they’re typically close to public transport, and have covered parking.