grue@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoOxford Professor: Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero citiestheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square251fedilinkarrow-up11.06Kfile-textcross-posted to: bikecommuting@lemmy.mlEurope@europe.pubverkehrswende@feddit.orgenvironment@beehaw.orgenvironment@lemmy.worldurbanism@slrpnk.netclimate_lm@slrpnk.netclimate@slrpnk.netfuck_cars@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.06Kexternal-linkOxford Professor: Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero citiestheconversation.comgrue@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square251fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: bikecommuting@lemmy.mlEurope@europe.pubverkehrswende@feddit.orgenvironment@beehaw.orgenvironment@lemmy.worldurbanism@slrpnk.netclimate_lm@slrpnk.netclimate@slrpnk.netfuck_cars@lemmy.ml
minus-squareJimius@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoBut it only rains about 7 times a year during normal commuting hours. Most rain the Netherlands falls at night.
minus-squareSquirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoDo you have a source for that?? Because I would be very surprised if this is true from the amount of times I remember arriving at school soaking wet.
minus-squareJimius@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agohttps://www.hetregentbijnanooit.nl/site/totaaloverzicht-van-10-meetjaren-het-is-volbracht/ Though it seems I’ve got my numbers mixed. Must’ve read 7% before instead of 7 times.
minus-squareSquirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoThanks! So it seems around 10% of commutes are wet for this guy, or around 31 rides per year.
But it only rains about 7 times a year during normal commuting hours. Most rain the Netherlands falls at night.
Do you have a source for that?? Because I would be very surprised if this is true from the amount of times I remember arriving at school soaking wet.
https://www.hetregentbijnanooit.nl/site/totaaloverzicht-van-10-meetjaren-het-is-volbracht/
Though it seems I’ve got my numbers mixed. Must’ve read 7% before instead of 7 times.
Thanks! So it seems around 10% of commutes are wet for this guy, or around 31 rides per year.