• Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 days ago

    Bikes: a transportation vehicle with health benefits. Ambulance: a transportation vehicle for the unwell.

    Bikes are the natural enemy of the ambulance. A war between the bike clan and the ambulance clan is on the horizon.

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        3 days ago

        It exists

        https://www.emergency-live.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NHS_bicycle.jpg

        It does not transport people but it is great for places with a lot of traffic to have a first responder on site quickly before an actual ambulance arrives.

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          3 days ago

          This seems great for large parks and pedestrianized areas. This bike can probably get to a patient a lot faster than an ambulance trying to fit down a walking path. They can start assesing and treating as other vehicles arrive.

        • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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          4 days ago

          Nah, I could see it being pretty great. Reviews of new high performance bikes of all kinds, interesting challenges, builds. For instance, build and test something that will force cars to give you the legally required clearance.

          Heck, they could even do a Vietnam trip and go down the Ho Chi Minh trail, which is a famous example of the bicycle’s utility.