E-bike vs Bus vs Car: Dublin Rush Hour Showdown

0:00On March 24, RTE news reporters tested three ways to beat Dublin's rush hour from knock-line to St. Stephen's Green. One drove a car, one took a bus, and one rode an e-bike. The bike made it in about 40 minutes. The bus took one hour and two minutes, and the car was slowest at one hour and 20 minutes. The car driver faced heavy traffic through suburbs like Timpologe and Rath Barnum. Her navigation app kept rerouting her onto back roads that soon clogged up too. She ended up paying for parking right by the green, but still arrived last and called it the priciest option. Meanwhile, the bus started smooth with a helpful driver, but got packed in Terranir. Without dedicated lanes early on, it crawled through traffic just like cars. Riders hopped on and off steadily, though some got turned away at full stops. The e-bike rider enjoyed safe pass like the daughter Greenway and Grand Canal at first. Things got trickier, mixing with cars and buses and Terranir and Rathmans where lanes lacked real protection. Still, plenty of

1:03regular bikes zipped by, proving electric help isn't essential for speed. This test highlights Dubman's congestion woes and the push for better bike and bus routes. Projects like bus connects aim to fix key stretches through those busy areas, making cycling safer for everyone from work commutes to school runs. This has been Europe News Today, powered by AI.