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[–] psycotica0@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Maybe I'm just a dumbass, but I think your rule of thumb is busted?

X should be slower than A, but should not be faster than A + B.

Isn't slower the same as "not faster"? I think it should be slower than A, but faster than A + B. So between A and A + B.

Or "the bus should be faster if it's already here, but cycling should be faster if you'd have to wait for the bus". I think that's what you were going for.

[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

Okay, I'm not the only one who was confused there for a sec

[–] kunaltyagi@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, almost. Cycling shouldn't be much faster than having to wait. If it is, either the route has too many stops or a low frequency.

My average cycle speed at around 10 kmph (minimal effort, no hills, some red lights) and if a bus can't match this...

Give it better signalling, dedicated lanes to skip traffic, etc.

[–] reptar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

My 'can't hold attention long enough to read all the words' brain auto-converted it to

My rule of thumb is: taking a cycle should be slower than bus but should not be slower than waiting time + the ride.

which must be what they meant.