A recent Media Article that I read on http://vienna.patch.com/articles/bike-to-work-week-begins
Explained that May is Bike Month. It was really cool to ready this article because I also recently heard a couple having a conversation at breakfast about how they planned on biking to work.
The article explains that ," May 16 marks the start of Bike to Work Week, a celebration that will culminate in Bike to Work Day on May 20th."
I also really liked how the author explained the benefits of biking to work, "Aside from the mental and physical health benefits, cycling to work can save you money. I’m guessing you've probably noticed that gas prices are climbing. Do the math and think about how many gallons and dollars you can
save by riding to work, even a few times a month. Now also think about how often you find yourself stuck in one of our many traffic jams where you sit and fume about not getting anywhere. On a bike, you rarely have to contend with such snarls, since you can generally navigate your way around them more easily than in a car.
Finally, not to preach, but we could all stand to tread a little more lightly on the planet, and use a smaller share of the Earth’s resources. Bikes don’t really pollute, and their carbon footprint is pretty darned small."
Nick biked to work today. We live 7 miles away and it took him about 30 minutes, which is only about 10 minutes more than by car. Lets hope we get more bike lanes so we can all do this a little more often.
ReplyDelete