• ped_xing [he/him]
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    8 months ago

    The roads are huge because of multiple lanes in two directions with street parking on the side. An ambulance only needs one lane.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      Probably need two in case multiple emergency vehicles need to be on the scene. Imagine a bombing - you need ambulances, fire trucks, police, etc. That's easy with huge car-based infrastructure but a bike-city seems complicated.

      Unless you just build huge roads everywhere despite the lack of cars, which would be sad.

      • ped_xing [he/him]
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        8 months ago

        Fine, two. Two-lane, no parking roads are still only a third of the size of four-lane roads with parking on both sides.

        • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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          8 months ago

          Eliminating parking space for cars would be huge.

          Might be able to cheat a little with the gravel shoulder, so it's "two lanes" but only if vehicles on the left and right dirve half-off the road.