Is America Anti-Bike?
With the rise in gas prices, people are finally beginning to get out and use alternative modes of transportation. The easiest? A bicycle. In the U.S, most people assume that less people ride bikes than in European cities because of the size of America cities. According to the Washington Post this isn’t the case. They instead attribute it to America being less cycle-friendly than other countries. For example Berlin is a highly populated city, however there is a great bike network set up.
Abraham, a recent convert to cycle commuting in Berlin, estimates that he now saves about $35 a week on gasoline. That’s not the only benefit. Thanks to Berlin’s finely tuned cycling network, he also knows exactly how long his 7 1/2 mile commute will take — 35 minutes. If he drives, the trip takes between 20 minutes and 1 1/2 hours, depending on traffic.
Another interesting factor is that weather doesn’t seem to affect how many people ride. For example the Dutch are #1 in bikers.
If you want to learn more about biking in cities across the U.S, be sure to stay updated with none other than Causecast leader Matthew Modine, www.matthewmodine.causecast.org Look for his Bicycle For A Day campaign coming to a city near you!
For the full story, please visit http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008522.html
Photo: Flickr/bitpicture.
- Posted by CauseNews
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- 09.09.08
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Your workplace should have a place to shower and change if they want you to ride to work...cause otherwise you gonna be straight up whack all day long.
I don't ride a bike because I feel like I'm going to get run over all the time.
We should start creating communities with alternative transportation in mind from the beginning, not as an afterthought.
Mitchell: My friend also lived in Denmark for awhile and told me about the amazing public bike system.
I lived in Denmark for a year and they have an amazing public bike system. I wish we had one here in america
Just shows that people need to be more informed and we can really make a difference!