Category Archives: cycling

Debunking right wing myths: Ultra Low Emission Zones

Posted on July 21, 2023 by daryan12

The political right is out of ideas and even the ideas they do still support (such as neo-liberal capitalism, i.e. the rich get richer while everyone else gets poorer), aren’t exactly very crowd friendly. So, while they have every intention … Continue reading →

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Debunking right wing myths: the war on bikes

Posted on February 21, 2022 by daryan12

Despite all their talk of freedom and low taxes, right wingers don’t seem to like bikes or public transport. Even thought car centric cities, given the poor efficiency of cars and high costs of highway maintenance, often led to higher … Continue reading →

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Cop 26 cop out

Posted on November 1, 2021 by daryan12

So we now have world leaders jetting in to Scotland to discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (perhaps by them all being issued with a bicycle and told to cycle home?). My view is that this conference is a … Continue reading →

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The Boris climate spaff

Posted on October 29, 2021 by daryan12

Suffice to say, given who is hosting the COP 26 summit, I see very little chance of it achieving much, or anything meaningful being discussed. Even some of the corporate sponsors have started to complain about Johnson’s mismanagement. To which … Continue reading →

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Should doping be allowed in sports?

Posted on August 6, 2021 by daryan12

So the Olympics has seen more than a few positive drug tests, not to mention positive covid tests as if the athlete’s didn’t have enough to worry about (you do have to feel for these athletes, they are essentially prisoners … Continue reading →

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The paradox of sustainability

Posted on July 15, 2021 by daryan12

One of the obstacles to sustainability can be human nature. Scientists and engineers have a habit of seeing everything as a numbers game. If we reduce the carbon footprint of something by X amount an apply that across the board … Continue reading →

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Nihilistic rebellion

Posted on October 19, 2019 by daryan12

This last week George Monbiot (the same person who was convinced by Fukushima to support Hinkley C and that brexit wouldn’t be so bad…even thought all talk of preserving environmental standards and workers rights has now been moved to the … Continue reading →

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Uber crash update

Posted on June 29, 2018 by daryan12

We’ve got a bit more information on the Uber crash from a few months back. Firstly it would seem that the computer identified the victim as a cyclist (as she was pushing a bike) and thus it likely didn’t anticipate … Continue reading →

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The first self-driving car accident

Posted on March 26, 2018 by daryan12

Somewhat disturbing footage came out last week showing a pedestrian pushing a bike being run over by a Uber driver-less car. The footage shows that indeed the car failed to stop, despite the numerous sensors mounted on it that should … Continue reading →

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The unofficial rules of the road

Posted on March 26, 2018 by daryan12

I learnt to drive in Ireland, hence there was a rule of the road in the UK which I didn’t know about, but I’ve learnt about it by observing other drivers and how they handle cyclists. This unwritten rule states … Continue reading →

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