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by moooo99 1685 days ago
> Only problem is with 2 feet of snow on the ground, no one will bike or walk and the demand for these vehicles would greatly strain the system. Not sure how you would account for it.

Cities like Copenhagen perfectly demonstrate that people are still willing to bike even under harsh weathers. The main think you'd have to ensure in order to keep the use high during winter is to keep the cycling lanes safe by removing the snow within a reasonable time.

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> Cities like Copenhagen perfectly demonstrate that people are still willing to bike even under harsh weathers. The main think you'd have to ensure in order to keep the use high during winter is to keep the cycling lanes safe by removing the snow within a reasonable time.

Is that the only solution to biking after a snowfall? I've wondered what they do.

In NYC they can't even remove the garbage, let alone the snow.