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Ha not in my town.
I would have a signficantly shorter lifespan when I get run down by a ford
Excuses, bring AR while cycling. /s
To follow this advice, I'd end up getting my bike out of the garage, riding around the block ... then going back inside to turn on my work laptop. I love working from home.
That being said, a 15 minute morning bike ride before work would still be a good idea.
When I work from home, I bike with my dog for 20-30 minutes in the morning. On office days, I only bike 5 minutes to the train station…
I used to have a wonderful 11km bike commute along the river, my favorite of all time.
wonderful 11km bike commute along the river
That sounds lovely! I live in a city that has parkways and greenery along most of the river front -- if that were my route to work each day, I'd find it rather soothing. Beautiful path.
You can still use the bike for shopping and the like. It's still good to get out on WFH days.
I suppose I could. It's not super practical, though. I don't have panniers on my bike, limiting the amount I can carry*
Also, it's a 20 minute bike ride to my usual grocery store - bad for cold stuff (only 5 minutes to the expen$ive local shop, TBF)*
Really, though, my wife picks up more of the groceries than I do -- she has a 20 minute drive to work, and the grocery store is only a 5 minute detour by car.
*(the starred items are minor obstacles, not deal-breakers. The more honest answer is "but biking would take more time!" which ... ok, is just laziness).
Isn't this essentially "exercise is good for you"?
Exercise combined with no driving stressors and being outside.
I don't think many people who regularly bike in an urban environment would agree that "no driving stressors" is an applicable description of the activity.
Such to say none of the stressor attributed to driving.
I'm well aware every stressor I fave riding is cause by drivers.
Come visit the Netherlands :)
Pretty chill with mostly protected bike paths and separate cycles at traffic lights.
I also found Paris quite chill due to the decent drivers more than the improving but still lacking infra.
I actually have biked around both Amsterdam and The Hague. They were both quite a bit better than other places I've been but you could still find some dodgy areas. You're right though, a flat country at sea level that prioritizes bike infrastructure is a pretty nice place to commute by bike lol
The nuance is that exercise that's baked into people's everyday routines gets done, and so extends healthy life. Exercise that requires extra time and effort gets done a lot less. This is why everyday physical activity through moving around is so important
This is part of why I like working a trades job. On a big install i can easily walk down and back up the customer's basement stairs 25 times. I get to use my muscles on wrenches and hammers. It isnt as good or consistent as exercise at a gym and I should be doing yoga more often to help with driving related posture, repetitive movements from work, and overall muscle maintenance, but I'm at least more active than a desk job.
Exercise is good for you and being able to afford to live somewhere biking to work is a viable means of transportation.
If you include benefits to mental health, then yes.
Unless you get run over by a car because your city doesn't have bike lanes. Then you live shorter.
Cries in Ontario where scary bike lanes are illegal.
If you live within biking range, you obviously have other economic advantages.
This feels like Hanks Razor would apply. Proximity to work, dedicated bike infrastructure and availability and quality of bikes are all pretty good stand ins for socioeconomic factors having a strong impact on the outcome.
A lot of the costs can even out a bit more if you can manage to live car free. No car payments, insurance, repairs or gas is all extra money that can go to a decent bicycle and a higher cost for rent/mortgage. You can also advocate for biking improvements in your local area.
If I biked to work, it would take me 3-4 hours one way...
It sounds like you live too far away from work, to be honest.
Nah, it takes me about an hour to go to work with public transport, it's fine.
Maybe living closer to where you have to work everyday would fix that. Of course in north america we've made it very difficult to build in existing city land and instead we keep building more and more satellite communties that commute to an urban center, and then ruin that urban center by constantly driving and parking cars where many people are trying to work and live. So living close to work has become very difficult for many people.
If I biked to work it would take less than three seconds and leave tyre marks on my carpet.
I'm not sure I could fit a full bike between my bed and my desk, actually lol. I'll just round up to a full 1 second then.
If I biked to work I’d be hit by three rednecks in giant trucks. And it would also take me 3-4 hours.
new study confirms
No it doesn't. Their conclusion is "This study strengthens the evidence that active commuting has population-level health benefits and can contribute to reduced morbidity and mortality."
"accessible" 🙄
but at what cost
Like $500 for the bike and $200/year in maintenance costs?
No insurance, minimal maintance, low acquisition cost, no fuel cost, no registration, no gridlock, gets you outdoor time and exercise time while also commuting.
Looks like a pretty low cost to me.
Looks like a pretty low cost to me.
Not only low cost to the user, but municipalities who implement cycling infrastructure also save money in the long run due to lowered healthcare costs, road maintenance costs, etc.
Turns out a 3 foot wide bike lane that handles loads of 200-400lbs is a lot cheaper to maintain than a 6-8 foot wide lane that handles 2000-10,000 lbs. Who could have guessed that????