Bicycle Transportation Todd May

Bicycle Transportation How many people bike Controversy about biking Downsides to biking Benefits of biking What we need to do

Stats The trend in the number of bikers

Stats Who bikes? Almost everyone

Controversy Is biking safe? Are bike lanes worth useful? Do you save money by biking? Is biking slow? Can you carry stuff on bikes?

Bicycle Safety Bike riding is much safer if you ride safe Wear a helmet Ride properly –Be visible –Ride with traffic –Don’t ride in the middle –Use hand signals

Bicycle Safety

Bicycle Lanes Streets with bike lanes have a significantly lower crash rate (38% and 56%) Help organize traffic Give roads wider sholders

Bicycling Cost Riding a bike can earn you money Assume a bike costs $100, your car gets 22 mpg, and that gas costs $3 per gallon. ($100 / $3.00/gal) * 22 m/g = 733 miles

Bicycle Time Riding a bike can be faster than driving Shorter distance than driving

Bicycle Cargo Bikes can carry a lot of stuff Baskets or saddle bags Wear a backpack

Downsides You are exposed to the weather –You get wet when it rains –No AC or heaters Not normally as fast as cars

Benefits Riding a bike improves a persons health Save Money More reliable than cars Reduces pollution

How to respond Ride your bike instead of driving Drive carefully around bikes –A bike on the road means one less car on the road to slow traffic

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