'Please, please, please': Denmark urges citizens to avoid driving as oil prices spike
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Denmark's energy minister called on citizens to reduce their energy use amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.

Denmark’s energy minister called on citizens to reduce their energy use amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.

Oil prices jumped to over $100 a barrel on Thursday, raising fears of rising inflation.

“If it is not strictly necessary to drive the car, then don’t do it,” the minister stressed to Danish citizens.

  • bluGill@fedia.io
    45·
    15 hours ago

    Bikes are already at the limit. We need transport options for longer distances that are not a lot worse than a car.

    • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netEnglish
      1·
      7 hours ago

      Most US local governments are borderline dysfunctional and can’t build anything. I would love this but I personally see more promise with e-bikes any anything else.

      I think the best solution is to allow neighbors to get together and build their own cheap bike infrastructure but that’s still considered a fringe idea right now.

      Our governments would rather block solutions than implement them.

    • diablomnky666English
      5·
      13 hours ago

      Maybe something on rails to cover large distances between cities and towns, or like a really big car that can fit 50-100 people. If only such things existed…

      • bluGill@fedia.io
        31·
        12 hours ago

        Not between cities - within a city. If I can’t get around without a car once I’m there I’m going to drive my own car. Besides most trips are within a metro, if people only drove between metro areas that would be a big difference.

        • diablomnky666English
          3·
          10 hours ago

          Both is good. With the exception of NYC, most light rail and bus networks are focused on commuter traffic in the US and trying to go anywhere other than downtown and back home is a struggle. Crosstown routes are rare or require several changes and 2-3 hrs vs 15-30 minutes by car or bicycle.

          • bluGill@fedia.io
            1·
            10 hours ago

            I’m not against it. However if you need a car when you get there you may as well drive. By contrast if you can not drive near home sometimes you won’t (like if your car breaks), and the better the local system is the more likely you are to use it

            though the bad options most of us have is one reason not to use it.

            • mjr@infosec.pubEnglish
              1·
              1 hour ago

              Driving a car sucks more the longer the distance, as 130km/h is considered fast for a car, but pretty slow for a train. Trains doing less than 200km/h aren’t considered high speed. The longer the journey, the bigger the time advantage of a train should be, plus you don’t have to pay attention on pain of death the whole journey.

              • bluGill@fedia.io
                1·
                1 hour ago

                Sure, but in return you have your car when you get there. If the destination is a car centric place this saves a pile of money. you also can go where you want, see what you want…

                note that I live in the us we get one train per day at 100km/h - the car is faster and cheaper. Is still use the train but it isn’t anything what you are thinking of. At least we can sleep on the train.