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Ride a bike to help fight climate change... but worsening climate change will cause fewer people to ride bikes. (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
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It was a shower thought for me this morning, after having seen all these record temperatures being broken around the world.

But, if it gets too hot to cycle, then people won't. And if they aren't cycling, they may start driving again, which compounds climate change even further.

Does this worry anyone else?

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s okay, it was scary, one minute I was biking and the next I was on the ground with some people talking to me.

Were there any symptoms before that happened? Sounds like a scary thing to happen if you're biking on a roadway :o

[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not as much symptomatic warning as you might think. I was getting worn down, stopped to catch my breath and that was it. Luckily I was on a firm trail and not the road.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's wild! I hope it never happens again!

[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Me too, I'm a lot more cautious about humidity and temperature, along with my own capabilities, these days.