And this makes us talk about the fact that cycling is one of the most environmentally friendly alternatives to fuel driven personal transportation.
Yeah, there's a big difference between pro cycling and biking to get around. The pro peloton isn't remotely sustainable—lots of international travel, transfers of team cars, team buses, helicopters, signal relay planes, etc. I suppose no pro sport is green. But biking for transport is one of the most efficient and sustainable.
Yeah, there's a big difference between pro cycling and biking to get around.
Of course, but there's also a big difference between a cycling race and a car race.
Neither are vital transportation, but one is a helluva lot more polluting for entertainment than the other.
Of course. All in saying is that it makes us talk about how cycling is a good alternative to motor transport. Doing the pro peloton to work isn't an option.
Seems the protest was effective then
Cycling might be.
Cycling the sport isn't. The sheer volume of support cars, media cars, motorbikes at every race is utter insanity.
That's before we get into the sponsorship from oil and chemical companies, and at least two sportwashing teams
Try cycling where I live and you'll hate the idea of cycling in a week
That's not a problem with cycling. That is a problem with city planning.
Which isn't a excuse not to improve it.
Why?
They live on the international space station
Death roads most likely
I've commuted regularly by bicycle for almost 2 decades in 3 other countries, but were I am now - Portugal - I won't because drivers are stupidly dangerous (some of the worst in Europe judging by accident statistics), though unlike almost all of my countrymen here I refuse to buy a car and walk, use public transportation or at worst rent one when needed.
The infrastructure isn't even worse than in Britain (were I did regularly cycle to and from work): it's just that when there are no segregated cycling lanes the quality of everybody else with you on the road makes a huge difference when you're the narrow crosssection (so harder to spot for drivers who just quickly peek on the mirrors and easy to fit on their blindspot) squishy, i'll protected and low-acceleration road user.
And this makes us talk about the fact that cycling is one of the most environmentally friendly alternatives to fuel driven personal transportation.
Yeah, there's a big difference between pro cycling and biking to get around. The pro peloton isn't remotely sustainable—lots of international travel, transfers of team cars, team buses, helicopters, signal relay planes, etc. I suppose no pro sport is green. But biking for transport is one of the most efficient and sustainable.
Of course, but there's also a big difference between a cycling race and a car race.
Neither are vital transportation, but one is a helluva lot more polluting for entertainment than the other.
Of course. All in saying is that it makes us talk about how cycling is a good alternative to motor transport. Doing the pro peloton to work isn't an option.
Seems the protest was effective then
Cycling might be.
Cycling the sport isn't. The sheer volume of support cars, media cars, motorbikes at every race is utter insanity.
That's before we get into the sponsorship from oil and chemical companies, and at least two sportwashing teams
Try cycling where I live and you'll hate the idea of cycling in a week
That's not a problem with cycling. That is a problem with city planning.
Which isn't a excuse not to improve it.
Why?
They live on the international space station
Death roads most likely
I've commuted regularly by bicycle for almost 2 decades in 3 other countries, but were I am now - Portugal - I won't because drivers are stupidly dangerous (some of the worst in Europe judging by accident statistics), though unlike almost all of my countrymen here I refuse to buy a car and walk, use public transportation or at worst rent one when needed.
The infrastructure isn't even worse than in Britain (were I did regularly cycle to and from work): it's just that when there are no segregated cycling lanes the quality of everybody else with you on the road makes a huge difference when you're the narrow crosssection (so harder to spot for drivers who just quickly peek on the mirrors and easy to fit on their blindspot) squishy, i'll protected and low-acceleration road user.