Bicycling

Biking is a form of local commuting that is cost effective and environmentally concious. Along with reducing your vehicle related expenses, you will stay fit – and stay out of your doctor’s office. You will increase your energy and productivity throughout the day and greatly reduce the amount of stress in your life.

Facts About Local Commuting by Bicycling

• More than half of all American s live less than five miles from where they work according to Bicycling magazine.
• Only 1.67% of Americans commute by bicycle.
• About 12 bicycles can be parked in the space required for one automobile.
• Traffic jams in the 29 major cities cost commuters an estimated $24.3 billion each year.
• There are approximately 139 million automobiles in the United States.
• The number of bicycles in the U.S. is estimated to be about 103 million.
• One hundred bicycles can be produced for the same energy and resources it takes to build one medium-sized automobile.
• The average cost of a new car in the U.S. is $13,532.
• The average cost of a new bicycle in the U.S. is $385.
• The average number of barrels of oil consumed daily in the United States is 17 million.
• Driving consumes 43% of those barrels of oil.
• Industrial world cities typically use at least one third of their land for roads and parking lots for motor vehicles.
• Commuting by bicycle produces zero pollution.
• On average, the commute to work accounts for only one out of five auto trips taken by drivers each day.