Two-thirds of people want more transport funding to go into walking, cycling and public transport.
The decline in cycling probably shouldn’t surprise us.
In the past 40 years, the percentage of children who walk or ride to school has dropped from 75% to 25%. Furthermore, cycling receives only about 2% of transport budgets.
As well as the three transport priorities, we can of course take many more actions that would help increase walking and cycling.
These measures include: boosting housing density, beautifying our neighbourhoods, programs to build people’s confidence and skills to walk and cycle, such as beginners bike tours, and more frequent public transport.
I’ve been using an escooter to commute for the past past month and I love it. You don’t get tired or sweaty, and you can fold it up and charge it under your desk. Riden both, a bike is more comfortable, but ebikes still take up a bit of space if there isn’t a bike shed at work. I’m shocked that people drive their car and park in the city, every day.
Still illegal in NSW. e-skateboards illegal too. Of course, you see kids riding them around, but…
Funny, I did see someone riding whatever this is the other day. Full face helmet and leathers lol
I believe that’s a Onewheel.
They (along with other types of PMD) are legal here in Queensland, though I regularly see them used in illegal ways, such as on high-speed multilane roads, or above the 25 km/h limit they have to have a regulator for.
Just today I had a scooter rider pass me on a quiet suburban street while I was doing about 30–40. He musta been going like 50, which would be double the maximum speed on one of those. Having ridden the hire scooters before I can’t imagine going that fast, because they’re so unstable compared to a bicycle. It’s scary.