Shouldn't bicycles be obsolete since we have cars?

No. Not everyone knows how to drive. Driving is a privilege.

No!

Hahahahahahahahah.. It is funny Allie had the battery in her car die over the weekend. 180 bucks to fix.

I have never owned a car. Between the bus/bike/skateboard I get everywhere I need to be. My bus pass is 30 a month and my bike takes about 20 a year to keep in good repair. Bonus.. I am 6’ and 135 pounds.. That might be because I don’t motor my fat ass around.

I don’t have a car and I don’t miss having one. I have a free bus pass and a bicycle.

How about cast iron frying pans? Shouldn’t analog alarm clocks be gone from the face of the earth since everything just about has digital? Just being sarcastic. Nothing should be obsolete just about. People who sell the newer things want the old things to be obsolete.

Shouldn’t walking have become obsolete since the invention of a wheel?

Try driving a car down a 3ft wide mountain trail.

I know @Apparently_Im_The_Grumpy_One isn’t it ridiculous? It’s 2015 for heavens sake! We should only be using things (I mean everything) from 2010 let’s say, Everything before that should just die. All the stores, all the offices government and businesses should be demolished because we can do it all online, right?
@Esedess please read my lasdt post

Two completely different forms of transportation. Sure, both bikes and cars can be used by some of same travelers to get to some of the same places—but like, say, TV and the Internet, each has unique benefits.

Cars are great, but bikes cost about 200x’s less on the front end, and 100% less on the back end. It’s the most affordable self sustaining personal transportation technology ever invented. And kids can’t drive cars.

I’m being sarcastic with my OP and the other 2 posts.

@johnpowell that is so admirable.
A lot of young people are doing without a car. Sometimes it’s a necessity and sometimes is is an addiction.

No, for a few reasons.

- Cars are not great exercise
– In some cases, cars are not practical; this is especially true for shorter trips
– In some areas, bikes are the only way to cut through congestion
– Not everyone can get a driver’s license, especially minors and those with DUIs
– Not everyone can afford a car
– Not everyone can afford gas, insurance, and the notably higher maintenance costs of cars

“How about cast iron frying pans?”

They have particular heat distribution properties that many find desirable yet are impossible to reproduce. As one who has both non-stick and cast iron in their kitchen, that particular example is like saying that we no longer need strawberry ice cream because we have chocolate ice cream.

“Shouldn’t analog alarm clocks be gone from the face of the earth since everything just about has digital?”

They kind of have, actually. True clockwork is hard to find, with many analog clocks nowadays being quartz movements driven by a battery instead of a spring. However, there are enough people that like the aesthetics of analog clocks that it’s still viable to make them… or at least make a clock app for your phone that looks like one.

The point you seem to be missing here is what it actually means to be obsolete. Obsolete doesn’t just mean that there is something better out there. Obsolete means that demand for something has fallen off to the point where it’s no longer commercially viable. That is why cast iron cookware and analog clocks are still on the market while VHS and floppy disks are not; demand.

In most cases, the decline in demand is due to technology introducing something superior, or at least innovative in a desirable manner while still being affordable. That is why modern cars are fuel injected instead of carburated, and why MP3 replaced cassettes for portable music. But sometimes technological advancement is not enough to make something obsolete. Blu-ray is technically superior to DVD, but is not yet cost-competitive enough to fully replace it, therefore DVD is not obsolete; there are enough people with DVD players that haven’t upgraded to Blu-ray that ther eis still plenty of demand for DVD.

No way! Bikes are fabulous. Cycling is a very popular and practical method of transport in many cities and countries. Where I live the council have provided bikes for rent all over the city. I don’t think they get used as much as they could but in other cities, many, many people cycle. Plus, bikes don’t cause pollution. Our cities would be much cleaner and we’d all be healthier if we all cycled at least part of the way to work.

I’m actually hoping to buy a new bike over the next few weeks.

Should we get rid of the tour de france since we have F1 and nascar?

@jerv I posted this OP to respond sarcastically, to your response in the other OP. You turn the table. Hi-lie-ree-yes.

@flo That’s why I went on about what it actually means to be obsolete.

@jerv I will answer you, if you promise to come back with “You’re correct @flo” or similar unlike here for example.

@flo And that is why there is conflict between us; I feel that just about every post you make is seeking for a simple “You’re right, @flo!” rather than any attempt at truth or thoughtful discussion. However, this is the first time I’ve heard you finally be honest about that.

@jerv I was expecting: “But flo I don’t know what you’re going to post, how can I promise to admit that you’re right?”

Re. your “I feel that just about every post you make is seeking for a simple “You’re right, @flo!” rather than any attempt at truth or thoughtful discussion.”,
Part of a truthful and thoughful discussion is:
1) Not changing the subject like here permalink
2) Not disappearing when you can go “I take your point”, “I don’t have an answer” ... anything like that.