Bicycle Transportation Todd May. Bicycle Transportation How many people bike Controversy about...

Bicycle TransportationBicycle Transportation

Todd MayTodd May

Bicycle TransportationBicycle Transportation

• How many people bike

• Controversy about biking

• Downsides to biking

• Benefits of biking

• What we need to do

StatsStats

• The trend in the number of bikers

StatsStats

• Who bikes?

• Almost everyone

ControversyControversy

• Is biking safe?

• Are bike lanes worth useful?

• Do you save money by biking?

• Is biking slow?

• Can you carry stuff on bikes?

Bicycle SafetyBicycle Safety

• Bike riding is much safer if you ride safe

• Wear a helmet

• Ride properly– Be visible– Ride with traffic– Don’t ride in the middle– Use hand signals

Bicycle SafetyBicycle Safety

Bicycle LanesBicycle Lanes

• Streets with bike lanes have a significantly lower crash rate (38% and 56%)

• Help organize traffic

• Give roads wider sholders

Bicycling CostBicycling Cost

• Riding a bike can earn you money

• Assume a bike costs $100, your car gets 22 mpg, and that gas costs $3 per gallon.

• ($100 / $3.00/gal) * 22 m/g = 733 miles

Bicycle TimeBicycle Time

• Riding a bike can be faster than driving

• Shorter distance than driving

Bicycle CargoBicycle Cargo

• Bikes can carry a lot of stuff

• Baskets or saddle bags

• Wear a backpack

DownsidesDownsides

• You are exposed to the weather– You get wet when it rains– No AC or heaters

• Not normally as fast as cars

BenefitsBenefits

• Riding a bike improves a persons health

• Save Money

• More reliable than cars

• Reduces pollution

How to respondHow to respond

• Ride your bike instead of driving

• Drive carefully around bikes– A bike on the road

means one less car on the road to slow traffic

Questions?Questions?