▲ 69 ▼ Australian families switching to cycling as car-running costs rise - ABC News (www.abc.net.au) submitted 2 years ago by hanrahan@slrpnk.net to c/australia@aussie.zone 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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 ?
[–] Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because they're not practical devices one can use in everyday life here? If you can't safely travel with it, it's not a practical means of transport. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nath@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago* I disagree. I ride 10-12km to work and 10-12 km home practically daily. Because I understand people lie on the Internet all the time, here are my Strava cycling stats to show I'm telling the truth: I cycled daily when I lived in Queensland. I cycled less often (because I'm a wuss about riding in the rain) but still regularly when I lived in Melbourne. And I cycle almost every day in Perth. The last four weeks actually really low for me - between the wet weather and having a holiday in September, my numbers are down. It would usually be 10 rides per week. To answer @AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space's question: You can often buy bikes next to the sporting equipment in some stores (cycling is a sport, after all). These are terrible though, and people who really use their bikes get them at dedicated bike stores - which are very common in Australia. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nath@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago* I disagree. I ride 10-12km to work and 10-12 km home practically daily. Because I understand people lie on the Internet all the time, here are my Strava cycling stats to show I'm telling the truth: I cycled daily when I lived in Queensland. I cycled less often (because I'm a wuss about riding in the rain) but still regularly when I lived in Melbourne. And I cycle almost every day in Perth. The last four weeks actually really low for me - between the wet weather and having a holiday in September, my numbers are down. It would usually be 10 rides per week. To answer @AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space's question: You can often buy bikes next to the sporting equipment in some stores (cycling is a sport, after all). These are terrible though, and people who really use their bikes get them at dedicated bike stores - which are very common in Australia. permalink fedilink source parent