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.

    • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.com
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      If there’s no traffic, it goes from 10-15 minutes to ~1+ hour (most of which is outside of the buses). Ebiking is great though (~40 minutes and not as affected by traffic - sometimes its faster than driving because of that).

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        That’s great if you can managed not to get blended to death by the 10k lb. monster trucks you’re forced to share the road with.

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          Almost all of the ride is on a trail on the way to work. On the way back, I just go through residential streets that are pretty much empty by the time I go home (where its too dark to take the trail). Moved to where I do because of how convenient it is for commuting. Used to do the ride when I lived further away and had to ride on some busier roads and the perpetual construction on one of the roads made a stretch one-lane that shouldn’t be.