Why Biking to Work Might Be the Best Decision You Ever Make
Why Biking to Work Might Be the Best Decision You Ever Make
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*smokes a carton of cigarettes, drinks 60oz of whisky while playing music at volume level 11 injecting heroin while biking
The bestest of decisions :)
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That's a lot, you should probably get a cargo bike.
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Better be Steely Dan you're listening to
cuz this sounds like a Steely Dan song
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Get an ebike! My commute is 24mi (28.6km) each way and it takes me about 1hr 15mins. With some bone conduction headphones and a podcast it's really enjoyable.
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I used to commute a little shy of that as a teenager but I would agree with @Praxinoscope@lemm.ee on the ebike: That would make it totally doable timewise. The other part is being able to do it safely though.
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Yes, let’s all bike to work in 100 degree weather.
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I bike at 100° plus all the time. It's fine while you're moving, it's stopping that sucks, especially if you end up next to a lifted vehicle or big truck. The heat coming off the undercarriage is brutal.
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If everyone would bike to work maybe we wouldn't be contributing as much to climate change.
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Yes, it's 37°c everywhere on earth, no exception 🙄
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No, no, you're right. Sometimes it's also snowing
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I've done it probably hundreds of times on a regular bicycle, it's even easier (and very comfortable) on an ebike.
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You’re the exception, not the rule. People are dropping dead in this heat.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2024/07/13/heat-related-emergencies-are/
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I do, and not even on an ebike sometimes.
Mostly on an ebike though lol, once it gets that hot it's ebike weather in my book
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Right up until you get run over
Well yeah, then you do not have to go to work anymore.
You have a very valid point there.
I got run over, broke my arm, got surgery, and still love bike commuting. I won't let reckless drivers have the power to affect my lifestyle.
360 camera on my helmet now and live in a more bike friendly place.
I’m aware of this possibility. It’s just…the bike isn’t the problem. Two bikes crash, both fine. Two pedestrians crash, both fine. Two trains crash once in a double blue moon. It’s only cars. Just cars that keep resulting in these tragedies - THEY are the cause. Not the other, non-armored-tank modes.
My doctor said all the commuting will make me a great organ donor.
According to their study, cycling commuters had:
A 47% lower risk of dying from any cause. A 10% lower chance of ending up in the hospital for any reason.
So statistically, it's safer than sitting on your ass all day, even including the risks.
Or, move to a place that allows you to have a bike friendly commute.