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You'd save more by just owning a bike.
by soperj 9y ago
You'd save more by just owning a bike.
- jacquesm 9y agoLikely quicker too on that distance. But without knowing the situation there may be other factors at play: weather, traffic safety.
- piva00 9y agoThere is no bad weather for biking, just being unprepared. If people can bike commute in Scandinavia all-year round I believe it's possible to do it in most of the developed world.
- jacquesm 9y agoI'm avid cyclist, possibly a bit too avid. And even I do not bike 'year round' in the Netherlands. Falling can be a real risk, cycling in traffic can add to that risk. Snow and ice are an easy way to break a bone when you're on a bicycle. Scandinavia and the Netherlands have the added advantage over 'most of the developed world' of having a lot of bicylce paths, NL being as flat as a pancake helps even more (though it can be very windy here). Age, terrain, weather (temp, wind, precipitation), physical condition of the rider, traffic safety and so on are all contributing factors in whether or not you should take the bike or rather not. But under normal conditions in a place where cycling is safe and the weather is ok'ish 5 miles is biking distance.
- soperj 9y agoI know someone who bike commutes every day in the Yukon. Snow's not a a big concern, he just has studded tires.
- jacquesm 9y agoI'm sure he's not exceptional at all ;)
- jurgemaister 9y agoAs someone who commutes by bike year around in Norway: No, he isn't. Studded tyres isn't rocket science.