Since when do buses run on leap cards? How much energy did the bus use?
So we should all buy motorbikes.
All of the space saving of getting people out of cars, and none of the spandex, sweatiness and self righteousness that comes with a bicycle.
Bonus is that it’s the fastest.
I hate driving through town in a Bentley at rush hour.
I’m going out right now to buy a Honda CBR 1000
NewsTalk: “We now go live to the AA lobbyist who is here to talk to us about how other forms of transport privileged by YOUNG PEOPLE and IMMIGRANTS are making car travel slower and more expensive”
Food is free?
Belongs in a Top Gear episode
Food is free?
Belongs in a Top Gear episode
Driving in the city centre from around 4-6:30pm is madness because so many people do it. I know some ppl who do it and the reason they used to give was getting connecting bus/train was so difficult and once you got out of the city centre it was fine. Others used the excuse of crèche and having to pick the kids for it. One guy I knew travelling from Wexford said it was faster once you got out of Dublin and he could work the times better. Some just hate the bus/Luas. Apart from banning cars at rush hour I don’t see a solution. But the reasons for vary a lot.
Actually insane that driving will get you there in roughly the same amount of time as walking
When I lived a little closer to home and in better shape I would run the 10km from the office to home a few times per week as taking the bus door to door was around the same time.
7. Dublin Bus – Still waiting for it to arrive.
My morning commute, suburban home door to city centre office door, is just over 10k.
I can do it in 25 to 65 minutes in the car, depending on weather, traffic, if schools are open, etc. (all those SUVs doing the kids to school!)
I can do it in around 45-50 minutes on the bus, with a short walk either end. Bus Connects will soon move my bus stop further away, though, and I’ve a 50/50 chance of a seat.
I can do the trip in 30 minutes on the bike. 35 if traffic is terrible!
Nice to see that they admit busses are shit.
Why not a regular bike as opposed to an E-bike?
Add 10 more mins for the bus, lol.
And now try across the city East-West and see how badly the bus does.
Considering today’s food prices, 250 calories definitely come at a cost, and they’re far from free 🙃
I’m seeing a distinct lack of skaters in this graphic. No roller skates, no skateboards. Also missing scooters while we’re at it. (I’ll happily take the e-bike figure for a plain old bike or for an e-scooter, but scooters have a very different speed and energy consumption footprint to any of those). And how does all of these compare to a horse? Like, I’ve seen those around the city center. People still use them right? Important figures.
Oh and pogo sticks. I expect even the walker to get there faster than the pogo stick rider, but it would be the funniest shit you’ve ever seen in your life. “I haven’t made it half a kilometer yet, and I want to throw up! back to you Blake!”
I’m shocked it took 20 mins on a motorbike to travel 6km. Was there little to no filtering? Traffic lights?that’s only averaging about 20kmph.
I think time should be weighted more. But I guess it depends on what your doing. For me personally time is the most important factor though I can appreciate not everyone would feel the same.
Surely a normal push bike would have been the winner here. Zero cost and 4 or 5 times faster than walking.
5.2km run in 29 mins is not to be sniffed at. You’ll be a wee bit sweaty doing that in warm weather.
Just watched the full video.
Interesting that they emphasised that this was a light traffic day, and normally the car would have been even slower!
Gotta say, though – if I was working for the AA, and being filmed for a video for the AA, while driving… I’d keep at least one hand on the wheel while the car was moving, ideally both! And maybe not keep looking down for a good proper look at Google Maps to see where the others were, while the car was moving.
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Where’s the helicopter option?
Are the cars, motorbikes, and bicycles free?
Driving is only 10 minutes faster than walking.
Since when do buses run on leap cards? How much energy did the bus use?
So we should all buy motorbikes.
All of the space saving of getting people out of cars, and none of the spandex, sweatiness and self righteousness that comes with a bicycle.
Bonus is that it’s the fastest.
I hate driving through town in a Bentley at rush hour.
I’m going out right now to buy a Honda CBR 1000
NewsTalk: “We now go live to the AA lobbyist who is here to talk to us about how other forms of transport privileged by YOUNG PEOPLE and IMMIGRANTS are making car travel slower and more expensive”
Food is free?
Belongs in a Top Gear episode
Food is free?
Belongs in a Top Gear episode
Driving in the city centre from around 4-6:30pm is madness because so many people do it. I know some ppl who do it and the reason they used to give was getting connecting bus/train was so difficult and once you got out of the city centre it was fine. Others used the excuse of crèche and having to pick the kids for it. One guy I knew travelling from Wexford said it was faster once you got out of Dublin and he could work the times better. Some just hate the bus/Luas. Apart from banning cars at rush hour I don’t see a solution. But the reasons for vary a lot.
Actually insane that driving will get you there in roughly the same amount of time as walking
When I lived a little closer to home and in better shape I would run the 10km from the office to home a few times per week as taking the bus door to door was around the same time.
7. Dublin Bus – Still waiting for it to arrive.
My morning commute, suburban home door to city centre office door, is just over 10k.
I can do it in 25 to 65 minutes in the car, depending on weather, traffic, if schools are open, etc. (all those SUVs doing the kids to school!)
I can do it in around 45-50 minutes on the bus, with a short walk either end. Bus Connects will soon move my bus stop further away, though, and I’ve a 50/50 chance of a seat.
I can do the trip in 30 minutes on the bike. 35 if traffic is terrible!
Nice to see that they admit busses are shit.
Why not a regular bike as opposed to an E-bike?
Add 10 more mins for the bus, lol.
And now try across the city East-West and see how badly the bus does.
Considering today’s food prices, 250 calories definitely come at a cost, and they’re far from free 🙃
I’m seeing a distinct lack of skaters in this graphic. No roller skates, no skateboards. Also missing scooters while we’re at it. (I’ll happily take the e-bike figure for a plain old bike or for an e-scooter, but scooters have a very different speed and energy consumption footprint to any of those). And how does all of these compare to a horse? Like, I’ve seen those around the city center. People still use them right? Important figures.
Oh and pogo sticks. I expect even the walker to get there faster than the pogo stick rider, but it would be the funniest shit you’ve ever seen in your life. “I haven’t made it half a kilometer yet, and I want to throw up! back to you Blake!”
I’m shocked it took 20 mins on a motorbike to travel 6km. Was there little to no filtering? Traffic lights?that’s only averaging about 20kmph.
I think time should be weighted more. But I guess it depends on what your doing. For me personally time is the most important factor though I can appreciate not everyone would feel the same.
Surely a normal push bike would have been the winner here. Zero cost and 4 or 5 times faster than walking.
5.2km run in 29 mins is not to be sniffed at. You’ll be a wee bit sweaty doing that in warm weather.
Just watched the full video.
Interesting that they emphasised that this was a light traffic day, and normally the car would have been even slower!
Gotta say, though – if I was working for the AA, and being filmed for a video for the AA, while driving… I’d keep at least one hand on the wheel while the car was moving, ideally both! And maybe not keep looking down for a good proper look at Google Maps to see where the others were, while the car was moving.
Cycling should have been an option