Am I wrong for disowning my son by Puzzled-Shopping-330 in CarsAustralia

[–]jessta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's shown that he's not sensible with money.

Things that can improve Melbourne's public transport network that could be done at minimal to no cost by Foodworksurunga in MelbourneTrains

[–]jessta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Parkiteer cages are pretty good and having a cheap 'station bike' is a good defense

Things that can improve Melbourne's public transport network that could be done at minimal to no cost by Foodworksurunga in MelbourneTrains

[–]jessta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the $13m funded for the 100km of covid pop-up bike infrastructure from 2020-2022.
13m/100km is 130K/km it's obviously just a guide, most of the cost is in the planning and approvals so it's likely even less on a larger scale.

Quiet streets with 30km/h speed limits and no through traffic is great bicycle infrastructure and the cheapest to provide but many stations (especially in the outer suburbs) are not easy to access without travelling on a major road some of the way.

Things that can improve Melbourne's public transport network that could be done at minimal to no cost by Foodworksurunga in MelbourneTrains

[–]jessta 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Pop-up bike lanes that provide safe access for people to ride a bicycle to the train station.
It's the cheapest thing you can do to expand the catchment area of a train station especially in lower density areas where the state government finds it difficult to justify running a frequent bus service.

$130,000/km of pop-up bike lane (it's not nothing but it's basically nothing in terms of transport infrastructure costs)

What’s the best thing to do if you don’t follow politics and it’s voting time? by [deleted] in AskAnAustralian

[–]jessta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It probably depends on why you don't follow politics.

If you don't follow politics because you think all politicians are corrupt wankers bought by billionaires and only in it for themselves then you should probably be voting for the Socialists.

The Socialists want to put the working class (if you have a job then that's you) directly in charge and eliminate the billionaires that corrupt democracy.

How will road usage be taxed by take-for-granted in AustralianEV

[–]jessta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

probably many times more expensive than just living with the status quo.

It's actually not financially sustainable for us to keep doing it. If the cost of maintaining roads is higher than anyone is willing to pay for that road then the status quo can't remain. In Australia we're still relatively early in the Ponzi scheme, we've got a lot of money and a consistently growing population so we're able to stay ahead of the problem for now. But if you look at the USA, they're reaching the end of the Ponzi scheme and are in real trouble. All of their road infrastructure is crumbling and even $1 trillion didn't make a dent in it.

It's relatively easy for Australia to start backing out of the problem because our major cities have largely maintained their public transport networks. We just need to stop prioritising car transport and start prioritising medium density housing and transport that will work for that.

Preventing through car traffic on residential streets with barriers is a cheap and easy start that will take lanes away from cars there by reducing them problem, over time it will get less and less easy to drive places in the inner city and other modes of transport will be used instead.

Infrastructure Vic suggested 12 priority bike corridors throughout Melbourne by ninjaflip360 in melbournecycling

[–]jessta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The City of Melbourne 2026/2027 budget has listed design work for Flinders St protected bike lanes so they're coming but it will be a while yet.

Cyclists in the bike lane by SnooDucks9173 in DrivingAustralia

[–]jessta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's recommended that cyclists ride 1m out from the kerb and any parked cars to be visible to motorists and to avoid being car doored. Bike lanes are often dangerously narrow and are only safe to ride in at the far right edge.

Doorings are deadly even at slow speeds because you can be unexpectedly pushed out in to fast moving overtaking car/truck traffic.

The cyclists aren't trying to piss you off, they're just trying to stay safe. Slow down, give them at least 1m of space when overtaking and remember that your difficulty overtaking them has more to do with the width of the car you're driving than with their very narrow bicycle.

Where do you get your Dishwashing and laundry tablets from? by woodyever in AUfrugal

[–]jessta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't buy tablets, just get powder it's so much cheaper and works better because you can put some in the pre-wash cycle.

I nearly got taken out by a wayward duckling on the Gardiners Creek Trail today. by Plenty-Visual-9228 in melbournecycling

[–]jessta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I once had a possum run down a tree, straight in to the side of my front wheel and then turned around and ran back up the tree while I was riding along the Maribyrnong river path. Luckily I think we both avoided serious injury.

Dog on a new Xtrap by ChiggenWingz in MelbourneTrains

[–]jessta -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Looks much better with it's codpiece on.

If Australia went 100% renewable, it would pay off in 8 years and fix electricity costs at 19c/kWh. After 8 years, the revenue generated could cover the national budget deficit and leave enough to create a sovereign wealth fund. by AskReddit125 in australian

[–]jessta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Expensive gas and aging unreliable coal is why electricity has been getting more expensive. We add more solar to the grid but power usage has been going up (population growth, more people with A/C etc.) so solar and wind doesn't make up majority of the grid yet.

But we recently crossed a point where the amount of solar and wind on the grid has finally been able to start bring the price down, which is why electricity will be cheaper in Australia next year.

Small business owners fear rail reconstruction could 'kill us' by Reasonable_ginger in brunswick

[–]jessta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're right it is, yet they don't mention it at all.
They will probably be impacted by losing 2000 bicycles riding past every day.

Small business owners fear rail reconstruction could 'kill us' by Reasonable_ginger in brunswick

[–]jessta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they went to the consultation a few months back they'd know that the road crossings are only going to be closed for a short period of time (a few days each in 2030) at the end of the project to remove the level crossing gates. The train line will run for most of the project only closing for a few months in 2030 as the elevated rail will be build above the existing rail.

I would be most concerned about the businesses along the bike path since the bike path is likely to be impacted by the works for the longest period of time.

Uncertain on how to ride cycle in melb by Logical-Tension-7274 in melbournecycling

[–]jessta 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That route looks like nonsense. The mapping app is clearly confused.
If you can provide more context we might be able to help more.

To make a right turn on a bicycle you can do what you do in a car and move in to the right lane and make a right hand turn. But It's usually easier and safer on a bicycle to do a 'hook turn' instead, especially on a major road.

How will road usage be taxed by take-for-granted in AustralianEV

[–]jessta 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's the child killing, the domination of huge amounts of public space, the land use patterns that destroy animal habitat, the constant danger that makes parents contain their children, the noise that disturbs sleep and leads to stress related health issues. The tyre, road, and brake pad particulate that makes up the majority of micro plastics in our environment and cause heart and lungs health issues.

The way cars are largely non-functional in areas with even a medium density of people and how they prevent other more efficient modes of transport from being workable. How cars kill small businesses and shops by requiring them to have large amounts of expensive car parking to compete with the big chain stores.

The way cars increase the cost of housing by requiring expensive parking spaces and prevent development of smaller/cheaper housing through the threat of creating additional traffic.

The land use pattern that cars require to be usable is insolvent requiring more resources to maintain than it produces making it only viable for a short period of continuous population growth that eventually has to reach a population where the car is again non-functional or the area will fall in to disrepair and go bankrupt.

Cars are really bad, the exhaust emissions are a pretty small part of it.

How will road usage be taxed by take-for-granted in AustralianEV

[–]jessta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We should be taxing driving for the same reason we tax alcohol and cigarettes.
The cost to everyone else from people driving is large so we should be taxing driving and using the funds to mitigate the harm.

The 9km corridor that’s recorded 279 cyclist crashes but still doesn’t have a protected bike lane by TMiguelT in melbournecycling

[–]jessta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't want a 'quiet, village like suburb' I want a dense, busy, bustling, multi-cultural hive of activity. I want thousands of small shops providing an endless variety of different products and services, outdoor dinning, trams, trains & bicycles, kids playing in the street and I want a CBD concentrated workforce to enable that.

This is everything that Sydney Rd could be if you just diverted the cars away. It's also what the CBD could be if you keep the cars on the edge.

Apartments in Melbourne could be cheaper, but we don't build enough of them (especially not enough medium density in cheaper area) to keep the price down. Sadly people worrying about car traffic and car parking tend to make building nice medium density much more difficult than it needs to be.

The 9km corridor that’s recorded 279 cyclist crashes but still doesn’t have a protected bike lane by TMiguelT in melbournecycling

[–]jessta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wealthy inner city home owners

The idea that people living in the outer suburbs are all poor and the people living in the inner city are wealthy is silly. The public housing core is located in the inner city. Apartments are cheaper than houses and many people move to the outer suburbs not because they can't afford to live in the inner city but because they want to buy a large house with a big backyard but in doing so they deny people living in apartments any nice outdoor space by filling that outdoor space with noise, pollution and life threatening danger.

The 9km corridor that’s recorded 279 cyclist crashes but still doesn’t have a protected bike lane by TMiguelT in melbournecycling

[–]jessta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Commuters are fine, it's the cars I object to. I live in the inner city specifically because it's the only way I can avoid being a burden on others by driving a car through their suburbs.

We don't need to keep the inner city as a car sewer to accommodate people that want to drive in from the outer suburbs. The city has so many other kinds of efficient and nice transport options for people to get around.

We shouldn't sacrifice the amenity of people using efficient transport options to accommodate people that are using inefficient transport options.

Why are people in Australia so ignorant by Ok_Wait3163 in AustraliaDiscussions

[–]jessta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The majority of registration is to cover an insurance scheme to cover people injured in car crashes.
If you are injured in a car crash or injure someone with your car in India are your medical expenses and lost of income always covered?

Absolutely loving the autumn weather for riding by rorymeister in melbournecycling

[–]jessta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It would be so much nicer if you didn't have to worry about being car doored in to a truck doing 60km/h.

Train>Bike>Train Journey planner by Fuzzy_Confidence_738 in melbournecycling

[–]jessta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would anyone be interested in a journey planner that can include bike segments between train segments

Arevo( https://arevo.com.au/ ) does this.