Car Less Brit

…some of the benefits from cycling “everywhere, always”.

…how wonderful it is to feel connected to the seasons and the weather everyday by being out on the road.
…the simple delights of a cool (or warm!) breeze blowing over you as you skim along the streets, and how pedaling down these streets allows me to see and hear so much more then when I drove (I feel more connected to my neighborhood and local community).
…how good it feels to NOT be burning gasoline and therefore to NOT be contributing (in a small way) to the demise of our environment (not to mention removing oneself just a bit from being a part of the global geopolitical oil producing/consuming machine).
…most do not hear me speak of how great I feel from the exercise I am getting by cycling everywhere. They might not know what it is like to never have to worry about parking, or they don’t know how great it is to save well over a thousand dollars every year because I do not own a car and commute to work. I even believe, dare I say it, that cycling help keeps me young(er) both in mind and body.

If most of us biked instead of driving a car we would literally change the world. Yes it would require planning and different choices, but in my experience the benefits far outweigh the costs. Come join me!

— Dan, from Richmond, recently posted this note on Facebook. I thought it summed up many of the great reasons for riding a bike for daily transportation instead of using a car, the ‘normal’ transportation method. Thanks, Dan, for permission to post it here, River.