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Kopf an, Motor Aus.3 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 5 days ago: It’s good to see good news about Germany and cycling, and the ever interesting Copenhagenize b … more →

Tags: Bike facilities, or lack thereof, Cycling, Environment, Germany, Ostfildern, Stuttgart

Fast Car Man Vs. Rogue Cyclist6 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 1 month ago: There were roadworks in the village. All was chaos: diggers roamed the streets;  the road bristled w … more →

Tags: Bad driving, Industrial Strength Satire

Kicking the Cycling habit.8 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 5 months ago: The scene: A small room set up for an interview. Two comfortable chairs, face a table with some mine … more →

Tags: Cycling, Environment, Industrial Strength Satire

Sow roads, reap traffic4 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 6 months ago: I’ve mentioned before that there is a harebrained scheme in the offing to lay yet more tarmac … more →

Tags: Environment, General musings while dodging traffic, Transport, Stuttgart, Germany, Ostfildern

So I made it up...1 comment

Andy in Germany wrote 8 months ago: Yep, I’m afraid that the post I put up yesterday was an April Fools joke. Sadly, Ostfildern is … more →

Tags: General musings while dodging traffic, grumpy, sustainability, Germany, Ostfildern

Signs of hope12 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 8 months ago: Middle son learning about real transportation The businessman stopped stirring his coffee and looked … more →

Tags: Environment, General musings while dodging traffic, sustainability, Where I went on my holidays, Germany

Vehicular Evolution?8 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 9 months ago: Entrance to a 'Spielstrasse', with sign. Here’s an experiment for anyone who drives a … more →

Tags: Bad driving, Cycling, General musings while dodging traffic, Ostfildern

Cycling Video4 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 11 months ago: One of my favourite cycling videos which I recently rediscovered thanks to this link from David Hemb … more →

Tags: bikes, Cycling, Transport, sustainability, Stuff you can't do with a car, Video

Red Bike

Andy in Germany wrote 11 months ago: Classy transport This very classy looking bike caught my eye right by the entrance to the local supe … more →

Tags: bikes, Vaguely decent photographs, Stuff you can't do with a car

Xtra Grit.2 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 11 months ago: Gritty stuff. In this region householders are responsible for  keeping the pavement (sidewalk) clean … more →

Tags: Environment, sustainability, xtracycle, Germany

Delivery3 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 1 year ago: Xtra sunset The sun was just beginning to set as I left the village along the feldweg around the val … more →

Tags: Bike facilities, or lack thereof, Cycling, Environment, General musings while dodging traffic, Transport, Vaguely decent photographs, Ostfildern

What's so wonderful about cars?4 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 1 year ago: Experiencing the freedom of driving... Yesterday we went on our first car journey in a very long tim … more →

Tags: Environment, Transport, sustainability

Overkill5 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 1 year ago: 4 Pipes- Why? I often wonder what I’m supposed to think when I look at a high-end car like thi … more →

Traffic

Andy in Germany wrote 1 year ago: The ever insigtful Stephen Rees has a post about the forthcoming book ‘Traffic: Why we drive t … more →

Tags: Cycling, General musings while dodging traffic, Uninformed opinions

Inspired Parking4 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 9 months ago: I was intending to write about a bike ride over the weekend, but ever more snow came down, and on Va … more →

Tags: Bad Parking...!, Uninformed opinions

Car free struggles10 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 9 months ago: Sunrise I’m feeling guilty. I’ve been repeatedly told it’s very difficult to live … more →

Tags: Cycling, General musings while dodging traffic, Vaguely decent photographs, Stuff you can't do with a car

Shared Space (sort of)7 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 10 months ago: 'Shared Space' in action... So I’m walking home, and as I come around the corner this … more →

Tags: Bad Parking...!, General musings while dodging traffic, Transport

Car Share3 comments

Andy in Germany wrote 10 months ago: Car in context. Card reader on R/H corner of windscreen. It was 2:57pm on Friday afternoon and I was … more →

Tags: General musings while dodging traffic, Transport

Revolutions

Andy in Germany wrote 10 months ago: Out with the old. About time... On my first visit to Germany I stayed at Esslingen-Am-Neckar, in the … more →

Tags: Bike facilities, or lack thereof, Environment, integrated transport, Public Transport


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