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Oxford Professor: Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
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I have an EV and I still agree with this. An EV is better than an ICE vehicle but it is no substitute for designing cities around people - footpaths, cycle lanes, recreation, public transport etc.
what do you use your car for? like piano transportation?
To do things. Drove my kid to school 8km at 0610 today for a school trip, then a 20km drive to work, then later to get groceries etc. I wish I could cycle but my personal circumstances don't allow for it. Doesn't mean that my situation applies to everyone or that towns & cities shouldn't be designed with cyclists & pedestrians first, cars second to lessen the need for cars because I think they should.
I am actually considering getting an EV for transporting my Cello :/
It's unfortunately not possible to reliably transport it by bike (strong winds, icy conditions on my rather hilly ride to the city). Makes me miss out on re-joining an orchestra.
Everything else (groceries, work,...) would still be by bike, just... That.
What you need is a trailer that you can attach to your bike when you need to haul something large. It works great. I use one that even folds and doesn't take much room when not in use (it can also be used by hand by adding a little wheel at the front).
Smh I put my piano on my bike racks. It's the timpani that go in the car - the rain ruins the skins.