Cyclists

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

and if you are in a household with 2 electric cars and you need 2 chargers you have to get a 3 phase electrical connection to your home.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has consistently touted EVs as a major solution to Ireland's emissions reduction plan. However, the high cost of second-hand cars is proving an obstacle to mass adaption, one of the country's biggest experts in the field has warned.

Editor of IrishEVs.com, Tom Spencer, has repeatedly called for the Government to remove Vat and vehicle registration tax (VRT) from second-hand EV imports from the UK. Only measures such as these will ensure there are enough affordable EVs to meet the already significant demand, he said.

Demand soars for second-hand high-end electric vehicles

Donedeal also found that the vast majority of EV owners plan to stick with electric once they have driven their first one

www.irishexaminer.com

Its all stick and no carrot with this minister.

I drove to Dublin during the week. 3 charging points for standard EVs in the service station , only 2 quick charging.


A pal of mine drives an EV in Galway, they brought their ICE 2nd car when they visited us in Cork last summer as he said there arn't enough charging points to do the journey without a lot of stress.


They've set targets for EV takeup with no incentives to buy them and with hopeless support infrastructure.

 

[Roxetten]

SUVs are not really all that safe for the school run, folks.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1637342313021165568

 

[Gregory_Mike]

SUVs are not really all that safe for the school run, folks.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1637342313021165568

Amazing how some people behind the wheel of a car still haven't grasped the concept that you can't drive through other vehicles.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

SUVs are not really all that safe for the school run, folks.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1637342313021165568

That chap's Twitter seems to be almost exclusively devoted to bad parking.

He needs to get a life and take up something worthwhile.....


Like documenting unused cycle lanes

 

[Crankycorner]

No sooner had I stepped off the park and ride when I had to dodge a cyclist on a footpath. They are a law unto themselves.

 

[van]

No sooner had I stepped off the park and ride when I had to dodge a cyclist on a footpath. They are a law unto themselves.

yes indeed. i encountered a few on the footpath today while walking to work..i dont understand it...as a cyclist myself i find it incredible for grown men to be on a foothpath... its so bloody awkward anyway and its slow. i was also wondering where are all the bike to work cyclists.? those many thousands who availed of the scheme with no intention whatsover of ever cycling to work as the scheme intends..

 

[Crankycorner]

yes indeed. i encountered a few on the footpath today while walking to work..i dont understand it...as a cyclist myself i find it incredible for grown men to be on a foothpath... its so bloody awkward anyway and its slow. i was also wondering where are all the bike to work cyclists.? those many thousands who availed of the scheme with no intention whatsover of ever cycling to work as the scheme intends..

Very valid point. Being completely abused.

Witnessed another cyclist cycling in to the city centre between Tivoli and Horgan’s quay on the footpath despite a perfectly wide and empty cycle lane on the other side of the road.

 

[SoundMan]

No sooner had I stepped off the park and ride when I had to dodge a cyclist on a footpath. They are a law unto themselves.

Never happened!

Not alone did *ank not report seeing it , we've even had (fairly sure it was) Honky claim he'd never seen a cyclist cycle on a footpath

 

[Crankycorner]

Never happened!

Not alone did *ank not report seeing it , we've even had (fairly sure it was) Honky claim he'd never seen a cyclist cycle on a footpath

Ah how could I forget, what isn’t recorded never happened.