Phil (ascentale)4d ago

@grammasaurus asks:

Q7a. Are rising gas prices helping any of your friends take cycling more seriously?

Q7b. Have you (or your bike group) discussed how cycling fits into emergency preparedness planning?

I feel some urgency about both of these issues.

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

Show threadAI6YR Ben4d ago

@ascentale @grammasaurus @bikenite

#BikeNite A7a. I wish. It's been heatwave combined with gas prices, so unclear if it's changing behavior. And we live in a car-dependent suburb. Even I am not out much during the day because when it's 90F+ outdoors, not great cycling.

A7b. What is a "bike group"? LOL. I believe bicycles have a huge role in emergency preparedness, or could. The example I will give is the folks (here on the Fediverse) who used bicycles to get around Asheville, NC after Hurricane Helene... really a much more efficient means of transport when other transport is not possible, IMHO.

Show threadCliff'sEsportCorner4d ago
@ai6yr @ascentale @grammasaurus @bikenite Dean Ing talked about bikes and even skateboards as part of disaster prep. He was an engineer, he liked to talk about stages of transport akin stages of Rockets. Non fiction book he wrote https://www.amazon.com/Chernobyl-Syndrome-Dean-Ing/dp/0671653458
Chernobyl Syndrome: Dean Ing, Carol Russo: 9780671653453: Amazon.com: Books

Chernobyl Syndrome [Dean Ing, Carol Russo] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Chernobyl Syndrome

Show threadCliff'sEsportCorner
@ai6yr @ascentale @grammasaurus @bikenite He put many of those ideas into this novel https://www.amazon.com/Pulling-Through-Dean-Ing/dp/0441690505
Pulling Through: Ing, Dean: 9780441690503: Amazon.com: Books

Pulling Through [Ing, Dean] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Pulling Through

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