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10 Reasons

For

More

Bicycle Trails





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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!








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Ways to Self-Struggle with Classic Morals

In Song, Poetry, and Prose

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How do you imagine the relationship between freedom and responsibility within a democracy?

Check out this poetic interpretation:


In Defense of Liberty and Democracy, Freedom and Responsibility


considering the parasha of the week, Yitro.




Isn't it time to Attract Middle Class Families Back into Our Cities?

Here's 10 Ways to bring middle-class families back into cities like NYC:


10 Ways to Bring Middle Class Families Back into New York City, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Atlanta, and other Cities


considering the best of the suburban paradigm for our large cities.




Are you curious about what are some of the ethical reasons for single-payer universal health care insurance?


10 Moral Reasons for One Payer Universal Health Care Insurance for America


in light of Hillel's If I'm only for myself, what am I?




When was the last time you really laughed?



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Isn't time to make unhealthy hospitals history?

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