Riding Bikes For Global Change

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Here is a great article about the rise of bicycling as a mode of transportation in American cities. 

I have been using my bike as my main source of transportation lately, and I can relate to the writer’s thoughts on the mental benefits of riding a bike.  I feel like my own rides allow me to get out and see town on a different level.  It forces me to interact with people and it is much easier to pull down a path and take a moment to appreciate a beautiful coastal view.  If I was in my truck, it would take a lot more effort to find a place to park and get out for a moment of reflection. 

I want to take this further.  I am selling my truck.  I don’t know if this is the best way to get rid of it because someone will still be using it and causing pollution, but I still owe money on it and cannot afford to completely lose (if you have any suggestions, feel free to comment).  Regardless, I am selling the truck and keeping my van for trips to the grocery store.  I am going to try to use the van as seldom as possible and possibly attach a basket to my bike for trips to the store.  I strongly believe bicycles will be a huge part of our future and I am ready to enjoy the benefits now. 

How can you minimize your carbon footprint?  If riding a bike isn’t practical for your life, can you at least carpool?  I don’t believe bio-fuels are the answer unless producers can avoid destroying rainforests in order to grow the crops.  So how can you change your habits now in little ways that make huge differences?  Riding a bike takes more time and effort to get less done, but whose life couldn’t use a little slowing down?  What will these kinds of changes mean for quality of life in the future?  As we venture forth into the Green Revolution, we will surely be forced to find answers to these questions, so let’s find the answers now before it is too late.

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