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> 1.fuck riding a bike on the road here, half of Tasmanian adults are the type of functionally illiterate arseholes who'd intentionally drive too close to a cyclist for shits and giggles

I feel like that is most of Australian drivers, however, I am glad I live in Melbourne and not Sydney. NSW roads are chockas and also, they literally try to kill you there, just for passing them while they are sitting banked up in traffic.

> A reasonable quality new ebike around these parts is about as expensive as a reasonable quality secondhand car.

Sure, but not only are you comparing a new bike to a used car, but the maintenance and per mile fuel costs will be much lower, so after the first ride you will already have saved money.

Where are you getting a car for <$2k?