Tag: transport
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Clean boots
In my car-free-dom I do think about my feet quite a lot. Well you need to look after them as they are crucial to getting around! Previously I have blogged about the dilemmas of findings comfy shoes as well as some ways to help to avoid getting sore feet. One thing you can do that…
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A bit cross
In the UK about four years back the Highway Code was amended. An aspect of the changes was about clarifying a ‘hierarchy of road users’. This hierarchy “places those road users most at risk in the event of a collision at the top of the hierarchy” – which was/is encouraging. How well you find people…
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Who doesn’t love a cycle lane?
A recurrent theme in these blogs (such as) about car-free-dom is a general idea about there being an unquestioned acceptance of the (growing) presence of motorised transport in our lives with a connected bias to not judging motorised transport “objectively and dispassionately”. I don’t want to not get too language heavy in this blog. But…
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Bit of a bonus
As I have mentioned more than one or two times before in our family car-free-dom we often get the train around the UK. Given the money we save from not owning a car – we probably go away for trips more than most. Not so long ago as normal we got the train for a…
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Running on time
A main bus route for us to head out of Sheffield into the Peak District for walking/hiking over recent years has been the 257 bus. I have previously written about the challenges of when a bus doesn’t show and the need for back-up travel options or a cosy cafe or pub to hand. Last year…
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Impromptu drinks?
I have mentioned before that when travelling by train in our car-free-dom when things go wrong unexpected benefits can emerge. Most notably that it offers an opportunity for an impromptu drink or whatever is on offer nearby your impending or delayed train departure. The other weekend we were quite fortunate as both times (we were…
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Some reservations
Booking train ticket in the UK can be complicated. However, on most train services you can reserve a seat as part of the ticket cost. Some train companies don’t allow seat reservations, for example, I have never been able to reserve a seat on Northern or South Western. Apart from local trips most of the…
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Too hot, too cold
I am a big fan of trains. But as I have written about before, of course, train travel can and does present a few challenges at times. Some challenges can be fixed by sticking on a pair of headphones, taking some quality ‘time-out’ from a missed connection, or by buying tickets well in advance to…
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Sore feet?
In car-free-dom the good news is that you will be more active because without a car you’ll need to move around more under your own steam. On the flip-side if that moving around involves walking then you may get sore feet. In many ways having used your body to move around and become tired is…
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