@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.
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@ascentale @grammasaurus @bikenite A7. Around here, people probably don’t in factor fuel costs (other than moving to an EV). I have one friend that to up cycling to our climbing gym, partially because of me, partially because he had just returned from a trip home to Germany and was reminded how easy it was to get around on a bike. Three other friends who also climb in the gym, only recreate on their bikes (historically 200+ miles on a weekend, although one can’t go that far anymore), and another who overdid the recreating and has backed way off.
But I did see this recumbent trike at the grocery store yesterday on my way back from the gym. #BikeNight
@ascentale @grammasaurus @bikenite A7. Continued, I just remembered, on my way home from the grocery store there was a guy standing in front of a gas station with a handheld sign complaining about the high California gas taxes. I think $3.85/gallon.
Something like “California gas taxes are $3.85/G, vote smarter”
I almost rode back and to say I agreed, they should be $5/G, but then I thought, is that high enough?
This is part of a campaign with plenty of signage deploring high gas taxes at Chevron stations. Really bugs me (along with the signs sticking way out from the pumps, right where the driver door often is). #BikeNight
Phil (ascentale)
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