Climate

Is it right for governments to pay people to use bicycles instead of cars?

For

It encourages healthier lifestyles and reduces emissions.

Against

It uses public money for something not everyone wants or can do.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Incentives to pay people to bike or to get bicycles, maintain and park them would benefit much more than just the cyclist I think.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • I'll bike anyway, but yes we should get paid. Biking saves a lot of money for society and employers.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • I would rather they spend the money actually increasing bike infrastructure in order to make cycling more appealing.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • People need to actually understand why cycling is better rather than be "bribed" into it.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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