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Manly Blog<p>“Bike riding is largely viewed as a recreational activity – I think that’s the principal philosophy here.” (in Australia) &gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/13/sudden-closure-of-iconic-bridge-to-cyclists-shows-car-is-still-king-in-brisbane" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/13/sudden-closure-of-iconic-bridge-to-cyclists-shows-car-is-still-king-in-brisbane</span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/mindsets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mindsets</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Automobility</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cyclists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclists</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/pedestrians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pedestrians</span></a></p>
EngagingSTSjournal<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/assetization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assetization</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automobility</span></a> through <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/paywalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paywalling</span></a> can affect the ecology of automobility in ways that entrench powerful + moneyed interests while undermining <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ConsumerWelfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerWelfare</span></a> + the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PublicGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicGood</span></a></p><p>👀Bricolageyumyum.bsky.social &amp; mcforelle.bsky.social: <a href="https://doi.org/pcgp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/pcgp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Patrick Rérat<p>Des résidus de pneus retrouvés dans de nombreux légumes vendus en Suisse 🚗 </p><p>Tyre particles found in many vegetables sold in Switzerland</p><p><a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automobility</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rts.ch/info/sciences-tech/environnement/2025/article/alerte-residus-de-pneus-detectes-dans-les-legumes-suisses-etude-revele-28795187.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rts.ch/info/sciences-tech/envi</span><span class="invisible">ronnement/2025/article/alerte-residus-de-pneus-detectes-dans-les-legumes-suisses-etude-revele-28795187.html</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1760164/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1760164/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Detroit Auto Show expected to bring big bucks for city’s economy <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Attendance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Attendance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Automobility</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClaudeMolinari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClaudeMolinari</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DetroitAutoShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DetroitAutoShow</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EconomicImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicImpact</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hospitality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hospitality</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VisitDetroit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisitDetroit</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Tangled up in oil in Petrotopia</p><p>Imagine life on an Island that has to import 91% of fuel from overseas.<br>And the entire matrix of the place has been set up for oil dependency a century ago.</p><p>Without a car there is no mobility (in Petrotopia)<br>Without a car one can't get stuff (made /transported by fossil fuels)<br>Without a car one can't get to work or other places<br>Without a car one can't drop off the kids <br>Without a car one can't empty the dogs<br>Without a car one can't go for a walk<br>Without a car /mower one can't do the endless lawns<br>Without a car/ boat/ plane one can't re-create or have a holiday</p><p>Australia is reliant on imports for around 91% of fuel consumption. <br><a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/australia-91-reliant-on-foreign-oil-research-report/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">australiainstitute.org.au/post</span><span class="invisible">/australia-91-reliant-on-foreign-oil-research-report/</span></a></p><p>Bondre, N. (2023). Petromobility and Energy Coloniality in Puerto Rico: Reading Luis Rafael Sánchez’s La Guaracha Del Macho Camacho. Green Letters, 27(2), 219–238. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14688417.2023.2243488" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1080/14688417.2023.</span><span class="invisible">2243488</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/petroleum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petroleum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobility</span></a> modernity <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EnergyDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/islands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>islands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automobility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/malls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Petrotopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petrotopia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PetroMelancholia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetroMelancholia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/transformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/societies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>societies</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>All suburbs in Australia need “a fully-staffed control room where they can keep an eye on crowd and traffic management.”<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/summernats-command-centre-police-powers/104781278" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/sum</span><span class="invisible">mernats-command-centre-police-powers/104781278</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fossilfuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/hoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hoons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/burnouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>burnouts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BadAppleMyth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadAppleMyth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automobility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/panopticon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>panopticon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/petroculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petroculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/recreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recreation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OilGuzzlingLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilGuzzlingLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/petrotopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrotopia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Declining reading rates in Australia</p><p>Australians are reading less than other countries. They are buying and reading fewer books than people in many other countries. Why?<br>Car dependency, sprawling suburbia and a public transport desert do not allow for a culture of reading (while commuting).<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/australians-are-reading-less-than-other-countries-a-new-report-shows-why-243272" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/australian</span><span class="invisible">s-are-reading-less-than-other-countries-a-new-report-shows-why-243272</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/commuting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commuting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mindsets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mindsets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automobility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dependency</span></a></p>
malte<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cstross</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://triangletoot.party/@jason0x21" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jason0x21</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.v.st/@quixoticgeek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>quixoticgeek</span></a></span> You're not saying this, but please don't make the next reasoning that this means all anti-EV sentiment is directly or indirectly caused by oil companies. There's still a case to be made against <a href="https://radikal.social/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automobility</span></a> in general, and EV is currently the newest attempt at saving automobility.</p>