Bike, car and bus - which gets to centre of capital first
https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2026/0324/1564952-dublin-commute/
Early this morning RNZ Morning Report was discussing the big demand for EVs as petrol prices surge. They asked people to send their opinions so I did! I was really pleased they read mine out with a positive comment attached. People don’t always think about taking that further step away from cars altogether. I know it’s not possible for everyone but many people could do it.
Here’s what I said:
I once considered replacing my ICE car with an EV, but then decided to try going carfree and walk, cycle or bus everywhere. More than 5 years later I remain happily free of all the hassles of car ownership!
I've been #CarFree for 9 months now, and I'm LOVING seeing so much more bike traffic in the last week!
Stay on your bikes, my wonderful neighbours! 💜
My EDC #toiletries kit also contains things that can also be used for #FirstAid, like a 30 mL spray bottle of 70% isopropanol, a small aerosol can of Lysol-to-Go disinfectant, a couple of panty liners that can double as bandages in a pinch, a 15 mL vial of liquid soap.
And since I am #CarFree, my on-bike #bicycle #toolkit also contains a baggie with an extra pair or two of nitrile exam gloves.
Mar 19
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The ironic activist. Cost is the greatest economic incentive.
Just in a few hours ago, Israel’s main refinery site has been bombed by Iran and this location also seems to be a center for their naval power.
I have to hand it to these guys. They are literally just stopping oil in its tracks.
They’ve managed a completely unsettled disassembly of the global supply chain!
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Oh, would you look at those poor poor people in France? Suffering living in caves because they have a car free neighborhood .
Oh the travesty. They have to walk. They have to walk. Oh dear, they don’t have to spend any money on gas to go out to their favorite café. How they must suffer their backwards, primitive life, eating berries, and living in caves.
May 2026 will be 4 yrs of owning and riding my Rad Power Bikes RadMission 1 Mid-Step #ebike year-round #CarFree in #Vermont.
It's been a good bike, but in hindsight, I think I would have been better off purchasing a CrMo touring #bicycle and fitting it with a Bafang BBS02 mid-drive.
With the troubles of the entire industry, I think that a lot of ebikes are going to become unrepairable in the next several years, but Bafang still seems to be in good health.
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