More Than Forty Good Reasons For Bicycling
- Bicycles Increase Mobility For Those Who Don't Have Access To Motor Transport.
- Bikes Increase Mobility For Those Who Don't Qualify To Drive A Car.
- Bicycles Increase Mobility For Those Who Can't Afford Motor Transport.
- Bikes Increase Mobility For Those Who Don't Want To Drive Motor Vehicles.
- There Are 28 Miles Of Bike Trails In The City of Seattle.
- Bicycling Is The Most Efficient Form Of Transportation Ever Invented.
- You Get Exercise From Bicycling
- Save Travel Money By Biking
- Reduce Stress
- Biking Is Therapeutic For The Mind & Spirit
- Cycling Is Therapeutic For The Body
- Your Commute Will Be The Best Part Of Your Day Instead Of The Worst Part Of Your Day.
- Cycling Improves Self-Esteem
- Save On The Membership To A Health Club, Get Your Exercise Bicycling To Work
- Cycling Is Low Impact On The Body
- Cycling Is Low Impact On The Environment
- Bicycling In Your Neighborhood Is A Great Way To Meet Your Neighbors
- Camaraderie of Cyclists Makes It A Great Way To Meet A Nice Stranger With A Similar Interest
- Bicyclist Can Ignore the Traffic Reports
- Feel the Self-satisfaction Of Biking Past A Traffic Jam In The Bike Lane.
- Predictable Commute Time
- Easier Parking
- Cheaper Parking
- Leaving Your Car At Home Provide A Parking Space For Someone Less Fortunate
- If You Are Lazy, Your Bicycle Provides Door-To-Door Transport (You Don't Have To Walk Across A Vast Parking Lot)
- Reduce Demand For Parking Lots
- Reduce Energy Consumption (see below)
- Reduce Air Pollution -- Bicyclist Emit Few Gases
- Reduce Water Pollution -- Bikes Don't Drip Brake Fluid, Anti-Freeze, Transmission Fluid, Etc.
- Reduce Noise Pollution -- Even Without A Muffler Bikes Are Quiet
- Reduces Road Wear -- Even If Cyclist Feel Like They Have The Weight Of The World On Their Shoulders.
- A four mile bicycle trip keeps about 15 pounds of pollutants out of the air we breathe.
- 40% Of All Trips In The U.S. Are Within Two Miles Of Home.
- Prevent and protest the sanctioned murder (homicide by motor-vehicle) of responsible citizens.
- Bikes Small Profile Reduce Congestion
- Motor Vehicle Emissions Cause More Than Half Of The Northwest's Air Pollution.
- Reduce Need To Lay Additional Asphalt And Concrete
- Easier to Vary Your Route By Bicycle
- Bicycling Improves Cardio-Vascular Health
- Better muscle tone, bone mass improvement, clearer skin
- Healthier People Have Lower Health Care Expenses
- New bicycle commuters can expect to lose 13 pounds their first year of bicycle commuting.
- The Exercise Increase Your Productivity At Work
- Increased Bike Uses Generates Bike Facilities Which Increase Property Values
- Bicycling Gives You More Fresh Air Than A Sauna And You Can Still Sweat And Clean Your Pores
- Bike Commuting Is A License To Dress Weird And Still Feel Smug
- Urban Cycling Keeps You Humble
- Biking Is Virtually Life Long Activity
- Bicycling Can Be Enjoyed In A Wide Variety Of Topography
- Cycling Can Be Enjoyed In A Wide Variety Of Climates
- Bicycles Are A Great Means To See The World
- Bicycling is cool.
- Biking Is Fun.
How efficient is Bicycling? Here is an egg-planation.
A bicyclist burns about 25 Calories per mile. One large egg supplies 80 Calories. A cyclist can travel about three miles on the energy of one egg.
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A person walking would require three eggs to go the same distance.
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A loaded bus requires the equivalent of two dozen eggs for each person it carries three miles.
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A train requires the equivalent of three dozen eggs for each person it carries three miles.
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A car that gets 12.5 miles per gallon requires the equivalent of seven dozen eggs to carry one person three miles.
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Even if you double the miles per gallon and double the occupancy a car will still use the equivalent of twenty-one eggs to make the trip -- more than twenty times a bicycle.
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