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Bike to Work Week Challenge
posted by id* at 02:59 PM on May 12, 2008
Specialized joins The League of American Bicyclists in promoting Bike-to-Work Week this week and we want to encourage you to take part. May is National Bike Month and we are focused on letting as many people know about it as possible.
At Specialized we ride to work as often as we can and this week at the Riders Club we will be talking with people everyday about their experience riding to work. Follow us this week to see how many miles you can rack up and how many we do.
Here are some amazing stats about how much cycling can help us cut down on pollution, carbon emissions and gridlock! Do your part - don't pollute; bike commute!
At the Riders Club we will be putting up daily updates and would love it if you would too... follow us as we bike to work this week!
Bicycles and Clean Air
• Commuting by bicycle produces zero pollution.
• If people rode a bicycle instead of using a motor vehicle for trips of less than two miles, the majority of motor vehicle pollution would be prevented.
• Motor vehicle emissions represent 31% of total carbon dioxide, 81% of carbon monoxide, and 49% of nitrogen oxides released in the U.S.
• Approximately 40% of all trips are less than 2 miles in length – which represents a 10-minute bike ride or a 30-minute walk.
• A short, four-mile round trip by bicycle keeps about 15 pounds of pollutants out of the air we breathe.
Bicycles are Better than Cars
• 100 calories can power a cyclist for three miles.
• 100 calories can power a car 280 feet.
• About 12 bicycles can be parked in the space required for one car.
• Traffic jams in the 29 major cities cost commuters an estimated $24.3 billion annually (and makes them grouchy).
• The number of US bicycle commuters doubled between 1983 and 1990.
• More than half of all Americans live less than 5 miles from where they work.
For tips and ideas on how to start bike commuting your self - take a look at this link for the League of American Bicyclists of 50 ways to celebrate National Bike Month.
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Comments (14)
07:54 AM on May 13, 2008 UTC IwannaBSpecial wrote:
Tried this for the first time last Monday...meet a fellow bike commuter and made the 10 mile morning ride even more fun!
04:39 PM on May 13, 2008 UTC RoubaixRider wrote:
Got my ride in! Flat, but still a great ride. And didn't cost me anything in gas!
08:59 PM on May 13, 2008 UTC JefNorty wrote:
Bikes Are Better Than Cars
06:15 AM on May 14, 2008 UTC Rob Ferreira wrote:
Been commuting for 3 years. Love it. Done it while on the night shifts too. Riding at night isn't that bad. BUY MicroBrew ;Not GAS!!!!
12:09 PM on May 14, 2008 UTC Ralf Bär wrote:
Hi,
i ride every day with my bike to work, just 3 km one way, but i dont need a car, and i tell you its
fun.
greetings from germany
12:42 PM on May 14, 2008 UTC Batro wrote:
Started riding to work this week. Found a 5.5 mile route, but it required me to cross a busy road without hopes of ever getting a light. Using the city bike trail for most of my trip makes the trip about 9 miles.
I'm disappointed in the city for having intersections that can't be crossed because a bike can't get the light to change. On the positive side, I like the trail better anyway, the extra distance doesn't take that much longer, and I get to rack up more miles.
07:03 PM on May 14, 2008 UTC J-Snowman wrote:
i've been riding my bike to work for about a month now because i can't afford to pay for the gas. it's fun and it's nice because when i get to work i get to park my langster in my office!
02:45 AM on May 15, 2008 UTC JZ wrote:
Im gonna start riding on Monday! Maybe the "Case of the monday's" wont be so bad that day.
10:10 AM on May 15, 2008 UTC id* wrote:
I rode to work again today. So far my totals are:
Monday - carpool
Tuesday - ride to and from
Wednesday - ride to and carpool home
Thursday - ride to and from!!!
Friday - ??? who knows... so far so good.
03:35 PM on May 15, 2008 UTC ironfix wrote:
Monday 9mi in, 17mi home
Tuesday 9mi in, 47mi home on Langster fixie
Wedensday 7mi in, 14mi home
Thursday, Sand bagged due to T-Storms
Friday, downtown Bike rally, then off to coast for Double sprint Tri.
04:12 AM on May 16, 2008 UTC Chip Sistare wrote:
Roide 17 miles yesterday...raining today
03:32 PM on May 16, 2008 UTC Cisco Goncalves wrote:
Celebrated bike to work week by commuting to and from work (Monday- rain NG) Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - Friday vac day for wife's B-day. Commute is 9 hilly miles to work and 12 to 20 miles on the way back home - depends when the work day ends. Can't wait to continue next week!
03:56 AM on June 29, 2008 UTC david jackson wrote:
gosh, your all sooo blessed
04:43 PM on July 05, 2008 UTC ldjazz wrote:
I started riding to work with two of my friends. I love it. I teach so I am off over the summer. I do plan on riding in the fall until it gets too cold.