More details: https://rac.com.au/about-rac and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Automobile_Club_of_Weste...
It's great to see a historically car focused org trying to replace cars with bikes! It sounds like a pretty incredible organization — curious what the Western Australians here think.
I think it’s a great initiative.
We have a similar climate to the US west coast with only a few weeks of rain a year, relatively flat landscape and way too many cars per person (due to public transport and distance).
It’s pretty common to drive very short distances to pickup something small. I’m sorely guilty of it.
One reason I avoid cycling is that I feel it’s somewhat risky. I lost a close friend in high school who got knocked down by a drunk driver. More bikes on the road raises awareness, so a net positive imho.
There are plenty of other providers and with a little effort I can recall some of their names but when thinking about car insurance RAC springs to mind immediately.
Last time I lived in Australia I owned an electric bike and not a car and it was great. I would rent a car maybe once or twice a year for a long road trip but would otherwise just stick to my bike.
However, they do have some cool things. There's a charging station for electric cars at the RAC offices, and they launched a trial of an autonomous electric shuttle bus:
Personally, I don't own a car, I'm 95% public transport (with the remainder being Uber, with the cost savings I tend to use Uber Black rather than UberX). Most places I need to go to are on the train line, a short bus ride away, or within walking distance.