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By: Pacific NW Per-Capita Gas Use Down to 1966 Levels « Car Free Days

Pacific NW Per-Capita Gas Use Down to 1966 Levels « Car Free Days — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:54:20 +0000

[...] basically park our car and only use it on occasion for out-of-town-trips. As we’ve said before it’s fun and not that much of a [...]

By: Why Do You Bike Commute? Why Don’t You Bike Commute? « Car Free Days

Why Do You Bike Commute? Why Don’t You Bike Commute? « Car Free Days — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:41:53 +0000

[...] often get asked why we ride and we occasionally ask others why they do or don’t. Other than the usual (”it’s [...]

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:47:01 +0000

Thanks for the comments johnnypeepers and John.

I agree – whining does no good at all. It’s better to just be out there riding and having fun. If it looks enjoyable, perhaps more people will give it a try. And the more people out on the road will make it safer for all of us. Anne

By: John

John — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:41:39 +0000

Good for you, in reality great for you and all those around us. I used to commute from Issaquah to Capitol Hill on a regular basis, 20+ years ago. And then from Federal Way to Covington for a few more years. Do not ride much now but walk most places instead. I feel that there is room for everyone. It gets tiring for me to hear drivers whining about bikes and cyclists whining about cars. As a veteran of many thousands of miles commuting by bike, training rides and long distance events as well as ride support for most of the major rides in this area, I think there is plenty of blame to go around, everywhere. If we all would just try to improve our own piece of the world and not worrry so much about others I feel that alternative transportation would become much more viable and accepted.
Keep up the great work.

By: johnnypeepers

johnnypeepers — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:52:59 +0000

Good for you. You better watch out for the Earth-loathing greed-monkeys in their SUVs though, they can be a real pain.

I haven’t been able to ride in a while. I recently moved and my bike was attached to the front of my car on a trailer and the straps came loose. The bike ended up getting dragged for I don’t know how many miles. I have to get a new rim and tires.