#Bicycle is really a powerful tool:
1. for transporting you; you can travel 20-30-40 or more km easily on a bicycle, especially on the e-bikes these days.
2. for transporting cargo; with a standard bike you can transport unbelievable amount of stuff, can’t imagine what’s possible on a cargo bike
Fun fact : my parents transported all of the roof materials on their Rog Bikes Pony when they were building our house back in the day. This bike is still in use today.
3. for your fitness goals; bicycle is the most effective tool for getting into shape and loosing weight while being very gentle on your body. Research puts cycling into top five sports for longevity.
Note to myself : ride more you are too fat 🙂
4. for lowering the pollution; would you like to have a house close to the highway or bicycle path ? Although it is not a total solution, bicycles can reduce air and noise pollution in the cities by a huge margin.
5. for reducing public spending; governments should be aware of savings in the healthcare when having a healthier nation, infrastructure savings and recycling costs reduction.
This can lead to reduction of taxes for citizens…I know this is a utopian idea knowing todays politicians haha
6. for teaching children to be independent; children can use the bike for exploration of the neighborhood, going out with their friends, going to school and participating in the traffic. All of the grown up things.
Note to parents: when they get a license to drive a car it doesn’t mean they stop riding a bike
7. for seeing so many more smiles in the world; By far the most important point here is that bicycle makes people smile! When you go out riding a bike you see soo much more smiles then when you are in the car or seeing people in the cars. I can go so far as to say that I am yet to meet a grumpy cyclist 🙂
When I saw this picture so many ideas came to mind and I am sure there are more, maybe you can write some of them in the comments for me 🙂
