> Sure riding a bike makes a difference. If you're riding a bike in place of > driving a car, you're keeping about 1.1 pounds of carbon dioxide out of per > mile out of the atmosphere (if you have a ten mile round trip, that's about > 2200 pounds of CO2 per year). And that's only one greenhouse gas!
Excellent point (and post), Tim. I guess what I meant to say is that, if one really wants to effect change WRT bicycling in their community, riding alone is only the first step. On Jan 19, 9:47 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > On Jan 19, 2011, at 7:26 AM, newenglandbike wrote: > > > The point about bicycle culture/laws in Holland, and the reasonability > > of incentives for commuting in a safe, non-polluting manner is > > something that's resonated with me for a long time. Sometimes I long > > to move to a place like that, but then I wonder why shouldn't I just > > try to be be more active in trying to help change happen here, which > > i'm woefully not and just riding a bike doesn't really do > > anything. > > Sure riding a bike makes a difference. If you're riding a bike in place of > driving a car, you're keeping about 1.1 pounds of carbon dioxide out of per > mile out of the atmosphere (if you have a ten mile round trip, that's about > 2200 pounds of CO2 per year). And that's only one greenhouse gas! > > You're an example to others, especially if you're not dressed like Alberto > Contador *and* you look like you're having fun. Someone may see you and say > "hey, that looks like fun. I could do that." We've got examples of that on > this very list, and it changed their lives for the better. (ow, here in > Minnesota when non-cyclists see cyclers going down the street with 3 foot > snowbanks and it's -10F, they just shake their heads and turn the heaters up > in the car. You can't have everything, I suppose). > > You get the health benefits of cycling: less fat, better cardiovascular > health, stronger muscles, better bones, a better brain. As someone who works > with the elderly, those benefits are not to be sneezed at. > > In short a bike is a miracle machine. It can save your life, improve your > quality of life, improve your health, improve America's energy security, > reduce the costs of road construction and maintenance, reduce pollution, > reduce long range health care costs... it's patriotic to ride a bike. When > you're out there, you are a shining example to others whether they are > looking or not. > > Have a great ride! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
