In article <C1C08B.BBs@ccu.umanitoba.ca> yschin@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Yu-Shin Chin) writes:
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>|> >>Are there no realistic ideas for a mode of transportation which caters to the
>|> >>individual while avoiding serious environmental harm?
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>|> >Many commuters could get to work by bicycle most days. Bicycling is good
>|> >for you, clears the head in the morning, and creates approximately zero
>|> >environmental harm. It's also a lot less dangerous than most people think.
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>|> >Cameron
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>|> ONLY if you live were it is warm year round. If the streets are snow
>|> packed and slippery it is difficult to ride. And what about those who are
>|> over 60. Not all of them are comfortable rideing bicycles. Bicyclig is a
>|> option only for those who are healthy and active. Bicycling on ice is only
>|> for the young and foolish.
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>You still have spring, summer, and fall when the weather allows you to cycle to work. Cycling does end when someone reaches 60 years of age. I have heard of two elderly ladies (60+ and 80+) who were riding their bicycles across Canada. I think that the
>re are two big reasons why people don't cycle to work. One is that they are 'lazy' and lead seditary lives(couch potatoes). The second is that their workplace doesn't have proper shower facilities. Oh and a possible third reason is that they are s
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>Sammy Chin
Of course, there are people who can't cycle, but there are also many
people who can't drive because of physical or other problems. An auto
based transportation system with inadequate public transportation is
particularly hard on such people.
If more people cycled to work more of the time, we would have less air
polution, less need to spend public money on roads, etc. However, a
humane system would still make provision for people not able to use
the standard systems used by others.
Leonard Evens len@math.nwu.edu 708-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
