31/01/2022
Save the planet, Ride the bike.
๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ (๐๐ข๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐) ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐
1. Reduces household emissions
- Riding your bike to work rather than driving can cut down on your household emissions by at least 6%.
2. Reduces traffic, too
- Cars produce .97 pounds of pollution per mile annually; bikes produce none. Bikes are also up to 50% faster than cars during rush hour.
3. Cuts down on healthcare costs
- Biking makes you healthier, which in turn saves everyone on healthcare costs. 30 minutes of biking a day can save you $544/year this way.
4. Takes less to make a bike
- Bikes take far fewer natural resources to make than cars, the production of which generates 1.2 billion cubic yards of pollution each year.
5. Makes you more productive
- When you spend less time in traffic, you have more time to get things done. Plus, biking gives you energy and even makes you happier.
6. Saves entire forests
- Far less rubber is involved in making bikes and their tires, which helps prevent the clearing of forests for rubber plantations.
7. Combats noise pollution
Not only does riding a bike help combat noise pollution, which affects wild animals, but it results in less roadkill, too.
8. Keeps land free for nature
- 20 bikes can fit in the space of one car, so if more people rode them, we'd need to clear less land for parking lots.
9. Helps support local businesses
- When you ride a bike, you're more likely to keep your trips shorter and your shopping closer to home, which is great for local biz.
10. Saves lives
- 33,000 people die each year in car crashes, but only 667 - while still a lot - are killed while riding a bike, making it much safer.
๐๐ข๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ - ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก-๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ.