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i found the AI generated tldr that you originally posted to be a bit confusing, but the article itself was very interesting. Here is my summary of the major points:
to simplify this from a long-time bicycle commuters perspective: steel is real ๐
real heavy
the real tl;dr
So the least efficient bicycle is about half that of the average car. I'll take that. Since the lifetime miles traveled on any bike is going to be at least an order of magnitude less than the average car miles traveled, infrastructure and lifestyle changes to replace car reliance with bike reliance are hugely beneficial from the perspective of reducing carbon emissions.
Does this mean that the carbon impact of soda cans is significant?
I'm gonna edit the TL;DR :)