Bullet point list of why tempted newbies should consider commuting by bicycle in London.
- Feel-good exercise.
- Long-term health benefits.
- Cheap to buy & maintain.
- Predictable journey times.
- Very accessible to get started.
- Traffic jams cause minimal delay to cyclists.
- Increase awareness & road skills.
- No fuel costs.
- No parking fines or parking meters.
- Bicycles emit zero emissions: No Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, etc. So Contribute to a better quality of life for everyone.
- Current transport habits are "part of the problem". Cycling is "part of the solution".
Other opinions on why to cycle:
http://www.bikebiz.co.uk/infozone/article.php?id=647
http://www.edinburgh-bicycle.co.uk/resource/why_cycle.html
http://www.carfree.com/intro_cfc.html
http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3375
http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=792
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/lbug/reasons.html
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3 comments:
All too true!
I would quibble the "Bike are zero emissions" argument as that takes a rather short view of the emissions involved over the whole lifecycle of a bike. Steel, aluminium and are relatively energy and emissions intensive in their manufacture. Additionally in the production process of welding, shaping and so on for a bike there is a relatively high environmental tariff to be considered.
Othwise there's not much about those bullet points to be debated.
Quibble-Shmiddle! ;-) you know what I mean.
Turned on it's head, I suppose that paragraph could be reversed in context:
"Vehicles DO emit emissions: Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, etc. So Contribute to a WORSE quality of life for everyone."
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