Bicycles

eating healthy, a routine weekly exercise regimen helps keep off excess weight. I have been an avid bicyclist for over 30 years. Instead of receiving keys to a car on my 16th birthday, my parents went out and bought me a 10-speed bicycle. I know that 10 speeds for a bicycle nowadays would be considered out-dated. But, please remember this was back in the summer of 1973. Even though I ran track in high school, and would become all-state in short-distant sprints by the time I graduated, I found a love

businessmen and elderly people were the most likely to choose the bicycle as an active travel mode. Those 11 – 20 and 21 – 30 years old spend the greatest percentage of their travel time for cycling at respectively 51.1 percent and 31.7 percent of their total travel time. Those 55 – 64 also spend over 10 percent of their travel time for cycling. Figure 4.2, Bicycle Travel time by Age group (Percentage of total time spent for travelling by bicycle/ day) Cycling makes up 40 – 60 percent of overall mode for

Rolling in the Street In May 2013, Major Bloomberg launched a new bicycle program to have an additional mode of transportation for the citizens and visitors of New York City. The Department of Transportation chose to have a Public Private Partnership with Alta Bicycle Share over a fully public operated system in order to have an effective and faster delivery of the project. In addition, Citibank paid $41 million and Master Card $6 million to be the title sponsors for the bike-share program

that while there are some people who actively try to put him in danger, most drivers do not even realize when their actions jeopardize him. Dowsett says, “I can imagine that for people of color in a white-majority context feels a bit like being on a bicycle in the midst of traffic. They have the right to be on the road… but that doesn’t change the fact that they are on a bike in a world made for cars.” People of color have every right to exist and are (usually) given the same opportunities as white people

introvert? Don't you worry; a lot of bikers out there really need some company. There is absolutely no better way of mingling other than an afternoon/morning ride. For couples, it's a way of building better, strong bonds as a family. Going to work? A bicycle is relatively faster as compared to other mediums of transport. If you work not far away from your house you can give it a

that will make it easier and safer to walk and ride a bike in Baton Rouge. On the other hand, there are those who think that bikes are for kids and should be kept off the streets period. If you ask most police officers what the laws are about bicycles and the roads you would probably find out that a lot of them don’t know. Do bikes belong on the roads or the sidewalks? In truth, bikes are breaking the law by riding on the sidewalks, yet the police do not enforce this law. That it is a good thing

URBAN PLANNING BIKE PATHS Introduction to the work The history of cycling infrastructure begins shortly after the so-called "bike boom" of the 1880's when the beginning short stretches of dedicated bicycle paths were constructed, through to the rise of the automobile from the middle of the 20th century onwards towards the simultaneous decline of cycling as a means of transport, till cycling's comeback starting from the 1970s onwards. By the end of the 19th century, cycling had grown from a simple

and operated bicycle shop in Arlington, Virginia. It I the oldest bicycle shop in Arlington, and it specializes in all kinds of bicycles from commuter models to road and racing models. The shop also specializes in bicycle services such as repairs, tune-ups and parts sales. Papillon has been a staple of the Arlington community since 1984, and is committed not only to providing the area with the best in cycling models and equipment, but also in community outreach, information, and bicycle advocacy in

Walk Your Wheels: The Danger of Bicycles in Pedestrian Sidewalks I glance down at my phone for a moment and I realize that my 15-minute margin of travel time to race across campus to my class is dwindling; I look up only to find an individual on a bicycle hurdling toward me, clearly, incapable of stopping in time, I scramble out of the way in an attempt to save myself from becoming roadkill. This is a common occurrence for student pedestrians on their way to class given the increasing number of

Abstract The business proposal aims at addressing the parking problem in the University. The aim of the proposal is provide a good transportation alternative to the students and members of staff of the university. The Bicycle initiative is a business proposal aimed at not only providing employment opportunities, but meeting the demands of the target market. Business proposal for San Diego Unicycle Introduction The business proposal aims at addressing certain basic demands within the