Eye opening episode on the harm cars do to wildlife, ecosystems, and biodiversity.

Roads and cars do so much damage we can't even see. Birds, insects and all sorts of creatures suffer from pollution, noise disruption and stress from our car dependent lifestyles.

#podcast #BanCars #NoCarNoProblem #BiodiversityLoss

https://pca.st/episode/d5c064e7-b797-4900-92d6-4be58b65a40d

Yet another day of commuting by bicycle under very rainy skies. 🚲🌧️

Downsides:
*Raincoat got wet. 🧥
*A bit cold. ❄️

Upsides:
*No traffic. 🚥
*No stress. 😣
*Predictable, consistent trip duration. ⏰
*Spent exactly $0 💵
*Got some exercise. 💪
*Lots of fun. 🎉
*Saw native birds and migrating ducks. 🦆
*Great excuse for a sweet treat. 🍪

#AKLBikeLife #NoCarNoProblem #paihikara #BikeTooter

#Vélodon #NoCarNoProblem #climat #Nocarbon
https://basta.media/Les-modes-de-transport-les-plus-polluants-profitent-davantage-aux-plus-aises-voiture-entretien-Aurelien-Bigo?fbclid=IwAR2udcApWfAPGU0VwQntF2Wh4HrIz35_BSYrAgR14KBuaxZAYUkGrF1t8ts

-Did you ride your bike here? In the rain?

*Yup. I'm sweet but not made of sugar. 🚲☔

#AKLBikeLife #paihikara #BikeTooter #NoCarNoProblem

Bike upgrade for Tāmaki-makau-rau's never ending rains.
The Child approves. 🚲☔
#BikeTooter #NoCarNoProblem #paihikara #AKLBikeLife

Imagine if every parking spot was right in front of the supermarket.

There is a way.
🚲
#BikeTooter #NoCarNoProblem #paihikara

Visited Te Komititanga at Central Auckland.
Didn't take any photos but it went like this:

#BanCars #NoCarNoProblem

Ich habe dieses Jahr mein Auto verkauft und bin komplett auf Fuss, Rad und ÖVs umgestiegen. An die ich-brauch-ein-auto-sager: Ich wohne auf dem Land ohne Bus, ich muss zum Bahnhof laufen und es geht. Heute war Tierarzttermin in der Stadt angesagt, bis auf den abartigen Autolärm in der Stadt, hat sie die Reise genossen. Geht es mal wegen Stress nicht mehr oder ein Notfall ist, kann ich ein Taxi nehmen, so ca. 100 mal bevor ich die Kosten eines Autos habe. #NoCarNoProblem #Autofrei

Another holiday, another traffic apocalypse.
This photo contains one train's worth of travellers.
Perhaps two.
But our trains don't run on holidays.

Things don't need to be Like This.
And if we just ran the trains we already have as holiday services, not to mention expand them, we'd be saving time, money, emissions and making thousands of people's lives easier and happier.

That we fail to understand that, is a symptom of the #CarBrain #motonormativity

#SaveOurTrains #NoCarNoProblem

I ride a #bicycle because I don't have time to sit in traffic. And I like to reliably predict the duration of my trips.

(also riding past a long queue of unmoving traffic is a guilty pleasure)

#BikeTooter #paihikara #AKLBikeLife #NoCarNoProblem

And in unrelated news, I've unlocked a new level of #quaxing today by carrying a folded bike on a bike.
I like to call it #Bikeception

#AKLBikeLife #paihikara #BikeTooter #NoCarNoProblem

The mighty #Bicycle lobby is also here! #ClimateStrike #BikeTooter #paihikara #NoCarNoProblem

Here's a simple tool to avoid traffic on March Madness and beyond, while saving money on petrol forever:

🚲

#BikeTooter #paihikara #AKLBikeLife #NoCarNoProblem

I ride a #bicycle because I don't have the time or energy to drive a car in this city.

#AKLBikeLife #paihikara #BikeTooter #NoCarNoProblem

Absolutely love* being threatened with violence for taking a photo of a car parked in the cycle lane, blocking it.

Fortunately it's hard to catch up with a person on a bike if you get off your car to threaten them.

*hate it but it won't stop me.

#AKLBikeLife #paihikara #BikeTooter #NoCarNoProblem

The average annual cost of owning a car is $8000.
Depending on the model it can range from $5000 to $12000,though.

If local governments really wanted to "ease the pressure of costs of living" on their populations, they'd fund #PublicTransport, #cycling and #walking, allowing people the freedom to NOT own a car and automatically putting 8k dollars in the pockets of every ex motorist.

#carDependency is financial ruin for cities.

#NoCarNoProblem #motonormativity #CarBrain

Today's #gratitude is for my #bike allowing me to do errands in the city faster, cheaper and way more fun than errands should ever be.

Easy and free parking, no traffic, enjoying the sun and wind.
Zero emissions, no petrol price to worry about.
In and out of every shop/office in less than half of the time it takes to find a car park.

The true vehicle of the future, today! 🚲

#AKLBikeLife #paihikara #BikeTooter #NoCarNoProblem

It has begun.

The toddler has asked why we don't have a car at home.

Let the indoctrination begin.

#parenting #NoCarNoProblem #BanCars

Hey Tāmaki-makau-rau #bike peeps!

The Aotearoa Bike Challenge 2023 is coming up and it's a great way to compete, get prizes, and build numbers to show the powers that be how many of us are there and how much we ride around in the city, despite their attempts to make it harder.

Join me in the biking challenge on Love to Ride!
https://www.lovetoride.net/nz?ic=4a0fc660&locale=en-GB

#AKLBikeLife #paihikara #BikeTooter #NoCarNoProblem

New bike day! ⚡🚲🎉😍
Folding bike FTW!

#AKLBikeLife #paihikara #BikeTooter #NoCarNoProblem