[drsim]

Narrow thinking. Cargo bikes come in a variety of shapes and sizes to carry children, adults, parcels, moving boxes, and more. As for the weather... well, as we say in Denmark: there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing.

[dagw]

as we say in Denmark: there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing.

That's easy to say in Denmark, since the weather is virtually always pretty OK. It basically never gets below -10 or above +35. Without looking at the data I would guess 300ish days a year are between 5 and 25.

[dagurp]

We use that expression in Iceland too

[dagw]

Yea, we use it Norway as well. However the expression really only works in cool-moderate climates. You can easily dress to be active and comfortable when it's -10 and snowing, you really can't for +40 and humid.

[mattw2121]

Denmark - max temp 72F/22C

Florida - max temp 100F/38C

Have fun biking in Florida, unless there is a shower ready for you at each end.

[acdha]

If you're doing something dressy, you need that shower anyway unless you're never spending more than a couple of minutes outside — or you dress appropriately for the weather and it's not an issue.

Florida is also an interesting example given that it's both the southernmost point of the continental United States and at significant risk of catastrophic damages from the climate change caused in no small part by driving cars. Whether or not you prefer the status quo, continuing it isn't an option.

[mattw2121]

I believe you are discounting the fact that a shower is not always available at the place you are going. Take for example, you need to go to a job interview. I skip the shower at home, bike to the job interview, sweat profusely during the ride, and now I shower where exactly?

What about needing to go multiple places during the day? Should I now shower 4 times because I have 4 stops that require me to interface with people and appear clean?

Biking in Florida (substitute most of the southern US) for 7-8 months of the year is simply not possible unless it is acceptable to be a sweaty mess at each destination.

[dylan604]

>Florida is also an interesting example

oooh, now do Texas. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Southern California

or, flip it. Do any of the states bordering Canada during winter.

[acdha]

I grew up in Southern California. You can bike year round, except for a couple of days a year when you have severe rain (which also floods a lot of roads) or wildfires. The primary reason people don’t are that the roads are unsafe by design and opposition to dense housing has pushed people into unsustainable lifestyles.

[PpEY4fu85hkQpn]

Minneapolis consistently has one of the highest rates of bike commuting of US cities.

Build the infrastructure and people ride bikes.