Tag: cars
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Car Co-op Experiment
Well, not yet. Not literally. Winnipeg’s Peg-City Car Co-op has been on my mind recently for one reason or another. I’ve come to the conclusion that if they opened a station on my street I would probably immediately get rid of my car! When I say “my street” I literally mean my street. There are…
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The False Dichotomy of Bikes v. Cars
I’ve been engaging with a lot of anti-bike folks on twitter over the past few months. Observations and Thoughts. [Note: these people are sometimes pejoratively called “carbrains” but that’s unfair, I think at lot of people share these views, even if they are not against bikes] 1. The built environment is immutable. When someone says…
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“So I bought a PHEV…” Update
Seven months ago I wrote a blog post with some of my initial thoughts and reasoning behind buying a Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV. I have been keeping detailed fuel economy records since December 8th, in attempt to quantify and understand its gasoline usage over time. Above is the screenshot of my spreadsheet. Due to COVID…
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Self-Drive Cars [Near Future Prediction]
Listening to 16 episodes of the Four Cast Podcast has gotten me into a prediction mood. Here’s my first prediction: With an increasing array of dashboard distractions at driver’s disposal, there will be a statistically small but noticeable increase traffic accidents and fatalities in urban centers. Exhibit A) Studies are starting to emerge showing that…