10 Reasons For More Bicycle Trails Presented by Michael Alan Ross

Email: Michael Alan Ross

Copyright with a smile from Michael Alan Ross, 2004-2015.
All Rights Reserved.

10 Reasons for More Bike Trails

Number 1 Safety Bicycles and motor vehicles frequently menace each other on streets! Regular roadways aren't wide enough for both to travel side-by-side! Each approaches and advances through intersections differently! Car doors opening toward the travel lane are a hazard to bicyclists! Speed differentials are huge! Visibility of bicycles, particularly at dusk, dawn, and dark, can be poor!

Number 2 Exercise Easier access to more bike trails will encourage their usage! Readily available bike trails will be like welcome mats! Getting places safely while moving our bodies is part of the lure! Bicycling can be part of a rigorous exercise program for all ages!

Number 3 Health Bike trails contribute to healthier citizens! Bike riding can be aerobic! Bike riding can raise your heart rate! Bike riding can be part of a weight loss program!

Number 4 Innovation More bike demand and usage could lead to better bikes! Biodynamic design improvements for bicycles are overdue! Bicycles could be designed to use our musculature better! Bicycles could be designed for greater safety! Bicycle mechanisms could be greatly enhanced!

Number 5 Profits More bike trails could lead to more bicycle sales! There's a potentially much bigger market for bicycle sales nationwide! Demand for bicycle helmets, clothing, and accoutrements also could increase! Bicycle rest stops, from food to shelter, further could develop - bikeinns, eatnbike, bednbike, and so on!

Number 6 Environment From noise to pollutants, bikes are environmentally friendly! Bicycles don't need mufflers because they're quiet! Bicycles don't spew chemicals into our environment! Bicycles generally don't disturb neighbors and communities!

Number 7 Psychological It feels good to bike ride! Propelling oneself forward with relative ease is thrilling! Most folks can learn to bike ride! It's a little bit like mobile yoga! Bicycling is both invigorating and relaxing!

Number 8 Neighborliness People say hello to each other on bike trails! Recognition and appreciation of fellow human beings is much easier than in cars! The pace of bicycling generally permits some conversation! Acknowledgement of non-bicyclists even is possible!

Number 9 Self-Sufficiency Bicycles feel more like an extension of our own bodies! There is a sense of achieving travel on our own power! Pedals become an extension of our legs and feet! Time and distance generally seem more human-scaled!

Number 10 Peacefulness Bicycling can be a spiritual experience! Particularly on bicycle trails, away from the tumult of motor vehicles, bicyclists can appreciate the moment! Bicycle trails often can provide beautiful waterside and wooded scenery! Bike trails often can permit bicyclists to listen to and actually hear nature!

LINKS Walks Around Boston Links Boston MA's Top Ten Waterside Places to Walk BostonWalks' Self-Guided Walking & Bicycling Tours of Boston & Environs Brookline MA Jewish History Sites Boston MA Jewish History Sites Boston's North End Synagogue Sites Cambridge MA Jewish History Sites Boston's South End Jewish History Sites Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge Houses of Worship New Interpretations of our Ten Commandments Links The original Walter-Mittyish poem, Dance before God considering the 2nd Commandment, Have one God only! The original humorous satirical song lyrics, Please Keep Us Wealthy, considering the 8th Commandment, Don't steal! The original song, Try to Smile and Love Your Neighbor, considering what Mr. Ross labels the 11th Commandment, Love your neighbor as yourself! The original historical poem, Zionists, considering the 10th Commandment, Don't Covet! The original exhortatory poem, From Atonement to Good Deeds, considering the 7th Commandment, No adultery. The original, mystical, kabbalah-vision-type poem, Commit, considering the 1st Commandment, Recognize God/Goodness!

From the Charles River, a new popular political agenda flows!

Now available! The Jewish Friendship Trail Guidebook 6 Self-Guided Walking/Bicycling Jewish Boston History Tours Covers Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge Softcover 198 pages with maps & b/w photos Click here Book Order Form to order now!

Now available! The Ten Commandments Guidebook Ways to Self-Struggle with Classic Morals In Song, Poetry, and Prose Covers 10 Commandments Plus One Other! Softcover 153 pages with practical suggestions pages! Click here Book Order Form to order now!

"West End House" circa 2004
Begun by 35 Jewish boys in 1903!
Click here to connect with more of Boston's Best!