If doing something simple that makes you significantly healthier,
wealthier, and happier (and helps do the same for others) makes one a
nutjob extremist, sign me up!
I think it's funny how people dismiss bicycling as something only done
by nutjob extremists. If more people would use bicycles when they don't
need to carry anything large, and are going less than 20 miles (nearly
all driving)- this single change would cause major effects on the
obesity epidemic (and corresponding illnesses), disposable income
(helping the economic crisis), dependence on foreign oil, air pollution,
and global warming. All without inventing anything new, or passing any
laws which restrict peoples rights and opportunities.
In the USA the average person takes 3-4 car trips per day, with an
average distance of 10 miles each. If someone took two of these trips
via bicycle they would spend about an hour riding- which is just about
the amount of daily exercise necessary to maintain cardiovascular health.
My question is- what kind of nutjob wouldn't ride a bike?
Sources:
http://www.industrializedcyclist.com/nhts.pdf
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309085373
Tyler
ernest breakfield wrote:
green? uh, yeah, sure, whatever,... sure, bicycling is more
environmentally friendly, but moreover, who amongst us couldn't stand
to slow down a little, and/or get more exercise? what? no high blood
pressure? no high cholesterol? no extra fat to spare? forgive the
generality, but it seems that the people who complain about cycling
like this the most are often the ones who could most benefit from it.
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