Maybe a bus isn’t what Gabriola needs. Maybe we’d be better off with a few driverless cars — could that work? New Scientist reports that driverless cars are ready to hit our roads, and physorg.com tells of Google’s self-driving car taking a blind man out on errands. So I wonder if driverless cars would work [...]
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How would driverless vehicles change life on Gabriola? Would the Gabriola Transportation people want one to circle the island hourly, acting as a bus service? Before you conclude that I’m reading too much science fiction, note that Google has succeeded in making driverless cars legal in Nevada.
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Do you fly from Gabriola to Vancouver on Tofino Air? Your landing and departure spot on the Vancouver side might just have changed: Tofino Air has signed up to use the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre. The Globe and Mail explains that: …the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre announced Friday that they have signed up two airlines [...]
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Here’s a fun way to get around on Gabriola: kangoo jumps. They’re springy things you strap onto your shoes, and then you can bound around having more fun than you’d thought legal. (I tried a friend’s kangoos, so I can tell you that they’re very fun indeed.) See them in action on this Youtube video. [...]
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You’ll remember that Greyhound recently decided not to drive aboard BC Ferries, but instead to dump passengers and their luggage off at the ferry terminal. Suddenly the bus part of your Gabriola to Vancouver trip became way less convenient. Well. If this issue is important to you, you may want to read the update from [...]
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No bus on Gabriola? No problem with motorised shoes. Well, OK, maybe not so very practical when it comes to going long distances, up and down hills, and on unpaved roads, but it’s fun to dream about them. And I want a pair of those shoes anyway. Because, um, I need them in the Silva [...]
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Regular readers of this blog know that the Gabriolan has often featured some, well, let’s call them eccentric means of transportation. Here’s one for folks who can’t decide whether to fly or drive to their destination. This particular flying car, which the manufacturer describes as a roadable aircraft, has been approved by the FAA and [...]
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Cycle route planned for Gabriola, says the News Bulletin. I guess they just noticed. They say: A group of Gabriolans want to make their island roads more friendly for cyclists and walkers and have a plan to make it happen. The ad hoc Gabriola Transportation Committee created a report – Shared Roadways – Gabriola Island [...]
Getting around has become a lot easier in the last few years. I well remember what life was like in the Dark Ages before the Gabriola Ferry Cam. My GPS unit has helped me find restaurants and businesses and got me past total gridlock in Duncan a while back. Google Maps and Google Earth allow [...]
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You live on Gabriola, and don’t need a car all the time. Would sharing a car work for you? Imagine this scenario: You need a car for 2 hours on Wednesday morning, just so that you can take a load of stuff to GIRO and then go do your laundry at Silva Bay. You visit [...]
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