Von zu Hause aus arbeiten und unterwegs langsamer fahren: Der weltweite Energiewächter rät angesichts steigender Ölpreise zu Sofortmaßnahmen

Im hoping this will result in remarkably fewer cars on the road. Like the early days of lockdown

Boomer and Gen X managers won’t like that.

Was speaking to someone today who said someone they know who worked in Dubai was told they couldn’t work remotely abroad and had to go into the office, the office in a city that was basically being evacuated every day because of the bombings. They expected people to potentially die for their job, just for the sake of having bums in seats at the office.

This wasn’t an Arab run company either, it was a British company running in Dubai (which I guess is a redflag as any company running from Dubai is probably run by tax dodging cunts). British management culture is demented honestly.

Honestly, bikes are good for us all. And even going fast they cause much less harm than those big heavy motor vehicles, say.

Tell that to my fucking company trying to up the number of days in the office because they feel like it or some shit.

Well done Evil Benjamin and Orange Spray-Paint Man. Fkd it. Remember, we’ve got to say thank you to them for all this, according to Nazi Pete.

I can’t wfh, but I’d be happy to return to the clear roads and lower fuel prices of the pandemic when everyone else was stuck inside.

Just to test it out, I drove home at 57mph the other day and got over 70mpg (in a hybrid petrol Juke)

>3. Encourage public transport to reduce oil demand.

>4. Limit car access to roads in large cities through a number-plate rotation scheme.

Yikes! Good luck getting any of that past the local 15 city conspiracy theorists!

I’m surprised cycling hasn’t been mentioned, the oil crisis of the 70’s was a major push for the Netherlands to pursue bicycles as a method of transport. [Given that 70% of trips are under 5 miles](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-travel-survey-2024/nts-2024-mode-share-and-multi-modal-trips), with the right leadership & infrastructure investment, **this trip length** could be a huge cost, carbon, health & time benefit for country.

[Hell, cycling for transport was seriously considered during the 70’s oil crisis in the UK as well.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_VB7O8OgLwY)

This part is for the British exceptionalism enthusiasts:

-Gears & these new fangled electric bicycles have been invented, negating nearly all hills.

-Water proof clothing such as [overtrousers](https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/100-city-cycling-rain-overtrousers-with-built-in-shoe-covers-black/169380/c382m8402040) have been invented. Also I can assure you it rains all the time in the Netherlands as well.

-[Pannier racks & bags](https://carradice.co.uk/products/super-c-a4-pannier?variant=48514924446023&country=GB&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&srsltid=AfmBOoqdk7MKXF_I1tgr6qAKITccyBjZ90nueNWMK_KgyXmKFjTJqD2KE94) can easily carry ~30kg, many are also water resistant. I can fit my weekly shop in a pair.

-Cargo bikes can be used to transport more goods in urban areas, as they already are in many cities in Europe. Increasingly in London too.

-Cargo bikes are frequently used to transport kids in the Netherlands, so could also help out families.Or for moving larger things.

-Cycling for shorter journeys & using other methods for longer ones is what a lot of people in the Netherlands already do. I’m not expecting people to cycle from Basidon to London! Directly translating to fuel, depreciation & maintenance savings for an individual who also drives.

-The modern safety bicycle (i.e. every “normal” looking bike) was literally invented in Coventry!

We need the workers rights bill to accelerate the right to work from home into law ASAP. We don’t have time to wait. If you don’t need to physically be present than it should be a legal right to work from home. Why do we have to wait for so many consultation bullshit to occur?