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Australian families switching to cycling as car-running costs rise - ABC News (www.abc.net.au)
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13929272

So, what's the take away here ? make it so expensive to live people choose cycling and we get better cities ?

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[–] shirro@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Bikes are only a small part of the picture. Infrastructure needs huge changes for bikes to be safe and we need to incentivise small vehicles like Kei cars and small cheap electric personal transport instead of going in the other direction. Not everyone is physically able to ride a bike and it can be challenging for those that can in some conditions such as heatwaves.

Virtue signalling hipsters on cargo bikes that cost more than a budget used car don't necessarily have all the answers. Still need to pay rego and service that car you use to drive the kids in the heat and rain when the ABC aren't watching.