Transportation from point A to B is one the most fundamental necessities of life. In today’s society, we have many different options at our disposal to get to a destination in the fastest, most efficient way. One can drive their own car, take a ride on a bus or train, or simply walk. However, I fail to include one of the most essential modes of transportation that millions of people use worldwide each day: the bicycle. This two-wheeled machine has played an integral role in transportation for almost two centuries. Today, bicycles provide an efficient way of traveling to areas inaccessible by cars and public transportation. However, bicycles have their limitations. For example, biking numerous miles to work is nearly impossible to do each day, and traveling on busy roads is much too dangerous for even the most experienced of riders. But there is a solution to this, which comes from the integration of bicycles with other forms of transportation. In the U.S., integrating the bicycle with public transportation such as buses and trains has become more prevalent. In 2000, only 27 percent of transit buses in the U.S. had bike racks; however, in 2008, 71 percent of buses had bike racks. While bike-friendly transit systems are becoming increasingly popular, at one point in the U.S., transit systems and bicycles were kept as two separate entities. But, this changed as people started supporting bicycle integration. “The first mention of bike hooks appears in the 1897 Street Railway
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Bicycles are one of the most common forms of transportation in the world. Most children remember their first bike; with it came the chance to explore their world with more freedom than ever before. As we grow, however, bicycling becomes more than just a childhood rite of passage. Wind in our hair and feet on the pedals, we have several good reasons to climb on and take a trip. Much of the world uses bicycles as a primary form of transportation.
Transportation on Pennsylvania State campus, via bicycle, has always been an option for students and faculty since 1855. However, the university 150 years ago was different considering the size of the campus and student body. In 1863, and later years, the classes totalled a measly 64 undergraduates, while in 2016 more than 40,000 students make up each undergraduate level. Every year this number increases making university park a more crowded area in every regard from housing to congestion of sidewalks. Regulations provided to students available online outline the basic conditions for riding a bike on campus and highlight provisions made by the university. However, as a student who has been on campus for a summer and two thirds of a fall semester, I feel the rules are not only impossible to follow, but fail to ensure safety to students and faculty. There must be action to improve the current state of transportational means on campus for students and one of the best and simple means in doing so is through the revision of roadways on campus.
In today's day and age, an increasing urgency must be put on the issue of transportation and its relation to society. Man owes it to himself to address the issue of transportation with practicality and, as one of the biggest polluters, ultimate discretion. One of the most practical and responsible forms of transportation available today is mass transit. However, a problem is present in American society in that mass transit is not as plentiful as it should be. Societies' across the globe are embracing mass transit much more quickly than Americans are. This problem can be remedied through proper education of the benefits of mass transit. Mass transit is the ideal future of travel for
Did you ever realize how important bicycles are in our everyday lives? According to dictionary.com, a bicycle is “a rider-powered vehicle with two wheels in tandem, powered by the rider turning pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and having handlebars for steering and a saddle-like seat for the ride.” The celerifere is said to be the very first “bicycle” created by Comte Mede De Sivrac in 1790. It had no steering, no petals, and it had four wheels. Riders would push off the ground with their feet to gain the power to glide forward. Later, Ernest Michaux invented a bicycle with pedal and rotary cranks in 1861. Thanks to Ernest and Comte, I can enjoy the benefits of riding a bicycle. The bicycle has changed the way I live and is one of the best inventions ever made.
When travelling from place to place in London people have some options of transportation. They can take the subway underground, standing shoulder to shoulder with strangers, ride the very wobbly bus, walk 12 blocks to their destination, or ride a bike. In London there are rows of bikes on every street that can be rented for the day where the renter picks it up in the morning before work and returns it in the afternoons. In North Carolina people usually buy a bike just for pleasure to take with them on vacation.
“Why Public Transportation Is So Limited in the United States” by Daniel Faris, is an article published on Truth-Out.org, a nonprofit journalism website. Daniel Faris is a graduate from Susquehanna University, where he studied journalism and business, and writes about politics, technology, and progressive music in his free time. His article on public transportation exposes, what he believes to be, some of the major flaws behind the American public transportation system. Throughout this article Faris uses rhetorical appeals to his advantage. Faris’s effectiveness using pathos, logos, and ethos lead to his article having a fairly solid argument with minimal errors.
The authors Elliot Fishman, Simon Washington, and Narelle Haworth looked for a solution to our sustainable transportation. Three of them are currently the professor in Queensland University, Australia. Dr. Elliot Fishman graduated from Queensland university on 2014 and he has been working on many publications and projects. Prof. Simon Washington graduated from UC Davis with civil engineering as his major degree. Throughout his career, he has already working in Arizona state university and UC Berkeley as a professor there. Prof. Narelle Haworth was graduated from Monash University where she has been focusing on many research about road safety for more than 25 years. The author’s main goal of this research is to prove that the bike share is actually
In this era, the bicycle had evolved from the eccentric, yet impractical, “penny-fairer”, which was prone to tipping due to its iconic, oversized, front wheel, into the modern “safety” bicycle with two same sized wheels; this contraption, unlike its predecessor, was formed specifically for Essentially, this was the first push toward a government funded transportation bill. The effort made, however, was cut short by the farmers’ lack of enthusiasm to provide tax money for roads they did not use as frequently as cyclists; despite the overwhelming evidence that poorly maintained roads took more money out of their pockets. (Weingroff, FHA at 100)
Secondly, cycling in New York City is increasing sharply as a transportation. However, “Regulating Rickshws says more than 500 people annually work as bicycle rickshaw, or pedicab, drivers, who in 2005 handled one million passengers” (Zukowski, Gregg March 6, 2006). Cycling could be more interesting than any other transportations. However, cycling now a days may help people explore the city by the view, weather, and meet new people. However, don’t forget cycling is one kind of exercise. On the other hand, “Cycling in Amsterdam is one of the best ways to get around Amsterdam, and no visitor should leave without experiencing the city's world famous bike culture.” (“Cycling in Amsterdam,” N.D., para. 1). In Amsterdam its more common to get around
The average bicycle enthusiast takes to the road several times a week or more. They might travel along several miles of road,
Densely populated areas surrounding retail lends towards a mode of transportation involving either moving by foot or by bicycle. Movements towards a more bike-friendly community can already be noted in Detroit, as the number of cyclists is increasing. Among the reasons cited by cyclists for moving towards bicycles is that it is inexpensive. Though the gentrification would lead towards bringing in a more middle and upper class, having inexpensive modes of transportation would help out those of a lower or lower-middle class looking to come to or remain in the city.
The use of the transportation system has made life in the world simpler, since we depend on transportation to transport us to and from our daily operations. Today, in this world we can go anywhere we choose to, due to how transportation has evolved over the years starting from the wheel. Transportation has made the world a very comfortable to live in, but sometimes as humans we sometimes forget to appreciate the small things in life like transportation. Our time in life is very valuable, and transportation helps supports our valuable time by transporting us to different places at a faster speed. If transportation decided to abruptly come to an end, the world would end up in chaos, because without transportation this world would be a difficult place to live in. If people have no means of transporting them themselves in this world, how would they keep their job and find a job, in order to put food on the table for themselves and their families. If people in this world today, just all of sudden get sick, how would they be able to transport themselves to the hospital. If there is no transportation how people go into stores in buy food, clothes, medicine, and other necessary items that help them sustain health. Transportation is one of the reason, why so many of us have food on our refrigerator and tables at night and clothes on our back. In this world today, there are many sick children in this world that need our support, and transportation is one of the
Cities are places which have huge amount of gathering of people, collection of economic activities and complex infrastructure for people which all together are supported by transport systems.