Comment on Live: PM to address nation tonight on response to Middle East war
Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 days ago
He is expected to urge Australians to save fuel for areas and industries that “most need it”.
I suppose you have to try but I’m not really sure this does much. Most people will claim their use case is justified, and even if deep down they know it isn’t they’ll still come up with some whataboutism to defend it. Australians do not have the existing cultural mindset required to stop driving everywhere and for everything overnight.
Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone 2 days ago
This morning the Graham farmer free way in Perth was as clogged as ever with people who will claim they are justified and there is no alternative.
I witnessed this from the bike path that runs adjacent before anyone comes at me. I was hardly riding quickly and I was moving faster than the climate change deniers.
My office building’s basement car park still full of gigantic child fucker mobiles that middle managers claim they need to drive in to the city to work at their desk.
Yeah good luck with anyone thinking of anyone but them self.
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
In Queensland, they’re about to pass laws that means that if you were riding an ebike, you’d have to be on the road with them, or failing that, limited to 10km/h. Oh, and you’d need a drivers license
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I used to ride along there when I lived in Maylands riding across to Welshpool. Its nice down by the river. I’s never fit enough to do it everyday though. Got to twice a week on the regular until I moved. I miss that ride.
Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I used to live in maylands and ride along the river to the city. That is one of the nicest commutes in Perth as you are so far from cars. South of the river now but still a fairly good ride.
Worst bit is still the middle of the CBD. Always feel like you are dicing with death because Phil from accounting needs to drive his bull barred dual cab to his office job.
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 2 days ago
But you don’t understand Phil from bloody accounting’s footy training oval has a gravel carpark, so he needs a big car. /s
Riding into Welshpool was sometimes pure fear. Few to no paths, sharing roads with trucks and road trains. Got to within a foot of one once, rode side by side, wasn’t my smartest moment on a bike.