I am currently in my 4th month of riding my bicycle to work as much as possible. I love it and below I will share with you why.
First and foremost I do not have to deal with traffic as much and I can time the lights on my commute. My drive in has a total of 21 stop's a mix of stop signs and red lights. In my vehicle I can not time them and end up stopping at half of them. On the bike I can generally time them and only get stopped at 3 per ride. My total trip one way is 7.3 miles. When I have time and feel like it I will ride past my workplace to add miles to my list. For the month of September I put 212 miles on my bicycle.
I save a gallon of gas for each day that I ride to work. My vehicle get's a horrible 15 mpg. Since I have started commuting by bike my gas mileage has increased to 16 mpg. Granted it's not a lot but every little bit helps.
My mental state of mind is improved by not having to deal with traffic in the same manner as I do in a vehicle. And Physically I have dropped 15 lbs and shaved roughly 2 to 3 inches off my waste line. I feel great at work on the days I ride and I now find myself trying to find reasons not to ride.
I am so thankful I have the ability and the opportunity to ride my bicycle to work.
First and foremost I do not have to deal with traffic as much and I can time the lights on my commute. My drive in has a total of 21 stop's a mix of stop signs and red lights. In my vehicle I can not time them and end up stopping at half of them. On the bike I can generally time them and only get stopped at 3 per ride. My total trip one way is 7.3 miles. When I have time and feel like it I will ride past my workplace to add miles to my list. For the month of September I put 212 miles on my bicycle.
I save a gallon of gas for each day that I ride to work. My vehicle get's a horrible 15 mpg. Since I have started commuting by bike my gas mileage has increased to 16 mpg. Granted it's not a lot but every little bit helps.
My mental state of mind is improved by not having to deal with traffic in the same manner as I do in a vehicle. And Physically I have dropped 15 lbs and shaved roughly 2 to 3 inches off my waste line. I feel great at work on the days I ride and I now find myself trying to find reasons not to ride.
I am so thankful I have the ability and the opportunity to ride my bicycle to work.
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