We hop in the car to get groceries or drop kids at school. But while the car is convenient, these short trips add up in terms of emissions, pollution and petrol cost.
It’s funny how quickly people are to dismiss biking as “too dangerous,” regardless of the reality in the area. Without a doubt there are locales where it’s truly an invitation to get yourself killed, but I live in a small “Gold” bike friendly city and used to commute 14mi to an adjacent city that’s rated “Bronze.” Other than a single narrow bridge I had constant access to 6-10ft of shoulder, yet most people I talked to mentioned that it’s crazy. With an ebike that commute wasn’t much slower vs if I was driving, and I basically recouped the cost of my bike within the first 6-9mo of riding depending on how you considered depreciation if I was driving that route instead.
It’s funny how quickly people are to dismiss biking as “too dangerous,” regardless of the reality in the area. Without a doubt there are locales where it’s truly an invitation to get yourself killed, but I live in a small “Gold” bike friendly city and used to commute 14mi to an adjacent city that’s rated “Bronze.” Other than a single narrow bridge I had constant access to 6-10ft of shoulder, yet most people I talked to mentioned that it’s crazy. With an ebike that commute wasn’t much slower vs if I was driving, and I basically recouped the cost of my bike within the first 6-9mo of riding depending on how you considered depreciation if I was driving that route instead.