Comments on: Choices: Drive? or Bike? http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/ Exploring the New Values of the 21st Century Citizen Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Loft Beds for Girls http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-14676 Loft Beds for Girls Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:40:44 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-14676 <strong>Loft Beds for Girls...</strong> [...]Choices: Drive? or Bike?[...]... Loft Beds for Girls…

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]]> By: anne http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4954 anne Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:24:21 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4954 if anyone here is a fan of Randy Cohen's column The Ethicist in the NY Times magazine, here is an interview with him on the ethics of urban transportation: http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/transportation-ethics/ here's a taste: "Ethics primarily concerns itself with the effect of our actions on other people. Especially when you live close together in a city it's very easy for one person's actions to have a profound effect on another... and it seemed to me that what was significantly undermining the ordinary daily happiness and health and economic life of both me and my fellow New Yorkers was the private car." if anyone here is a fan of Randy Cohen’s column The Ethicist in the NY Times magazine, here is an interview with him on the ethics of urban transportation:

http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/transportation-ethics/

here’s a taste:
“Ethics primarily concerns itself with the effect of our actions on other people. Especially when you live close together in a city it’s very easy for one person’s actions to have a profound effect on another… and it seemed to me that what was significantly undermining the ordinary daily happiness and health and economic life of both me and my fellow New Yorkers was the private car.”

]]> By: N3T1O http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4511 N3T1O Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:47:00 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4511 i always like 2 drive, but lately i prefer 2 riding a bike instead of drive a f!@# car i always like 2 drive, but lately i prefer 2 riding a bike instead of drive a f!@# car

]]> By: Brent P. Newhall http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4508 Brent P. Newhall Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:11:25 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4508 I actually prefer to walk rather than bike or use the car. My closest grocery store is about a fifteen-minute brisk walk, which is reasonable. I have an easier time handling groceries when walking than biking. And a bike is just one more thing to store, maintain, fix, etc. I actually prefer to walk rather than bike or use the car. My closest grocery store is about a fifteen-minute brisk walk, which is reasonable. I have an easier time handling groceries when walking than biking. And a bike is just one more thing to store, maintain, fix, etc.

]]> By: Vijay http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4447 Vijay Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:55:10 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4447 I think I will bike... When people in Tokyo can do it (The Average person travels a great deal there), I think it's possible to do the same world over. One thing that can help is a proper public transportation system, especially in more developed and emerging nations. I think I will bike…

When people in Tokyo can do it (The Average person travels a great deal there), I think it’s possible to do the same world over. One thing that can help is a proper public transportation system, especially in more developed and emerging nations.

]]> By: Brian http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4441 Brian Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:24:57 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4441 Bus. It's running anyway, right? Bus. It’s running anyway, right?

]]> By: Jim http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4412 Jim Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:35:24 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4412 Continuing to rely on the car shows a lack of imagination. Just imagine how fantastic a city would be to live in without cars and with efficient public transport. And thats without getting into the benefits to the planet and your health. I believe there will come a time when it will be socially unacceptable to drive short distances. Its already becoming unaceptable to drive huge 4x4 here in Glasgow. As this article points ot the effect of a large scale switch to bikes has some many advantages. I used to work about 7 miles from the house and it took me sometimes 45 mins to get through the traffic. On the bike I could do it in 25 max. And arrived ready for the day. And the savings in diesel and running costs for the car was huge. I used to love cars and owned a serties of Mercs, Saabs etc but it was when I test drove a Landrover Disco for a week I suddenly discovered how fuel inefficient these cars are - I was shocked. In one journey between Manchester and Glasgow and back cost me £70 worth of diesel. Thats only 400 miles of motorway driving. Goddknos how many tons of carbon I releases that day. Then I read a couple of books - How to Save the Planet by Mayer Hillman and Heat by George Monbiot. They changed my whole outlook on things. I even used to commute to London every week and I haven't flown in 3 years. I just can't believe people van be so arrogant as to dismiss glabl warming as a hoax. These people are in denial. Are they really willing to take the risk with the future of the planet. There is a solution out there and its called carbon rationing - responsible use of energy - its the future Continuing to rely on the car shows a lack of imagination. Just imagine how fantastic a city would be to live in without cars and with efficient public transport. And thats without getting into the benefits to the planet and your health. I believe there will come a time when it will be socially unacceptable to drive short distances. Its already becoming unaceptable to drive huge 4×4 here in Glasgow.

As this article points ot the effect of a large scale switch to bikes has some many advantages. I used to work about 7 miles from the house and it took me sometimes 45 mins to get through the traffic. On the bike I could do it in 25 max. And arrived ready for the day. And the savings in diesel and running costs for the car was huge.

I used to love cars and owned a serties of Mercs, Saabs etc but it was when I test drove a Landrover Disco for a week I suddenly discovered how fuel inefficient these cars are – I was shocked. In one journey between Manchester and Glasgow and back cost me £70 worth of diesel. Thats only 400 miles of motorway driving. Goddknos how many tons of carbon I releases that day.

Then I read a couple of books – How to Save the Planet by Mayer Hillman and Heat by George Monbiot. They changed my whole outlook on things. I even used to commute to London every week and I haven’t flown in 3 years. I just can’t believe people van be so arrogant as to dismiss glabl warming as a hoax. These people are in denial. Are they really willing to take the risk with the future of the planet.

There is a solution out there and its called carbon rationing – responsible use of energy – its the future

]]> By: Sarah http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4402 Sarah Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:48:32 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/30/choice-ride-bike-or-drive-car-save-energy/#comment-4402 I haven't owned a car for years, and bike everywhere that I can. As a solution to grocery shopping, my husband and I have acquired a gardening wagon, that we can pull to our local grocery store (2 miles round trip) and that way we can bulk up and bring home heavy items. I haven’t owned a car for years, and bike everywhere that I can. As a solution to grocery shopping, my husband and I have acquired a gardening wagon, that we can pull to our local grocery store (2 miles round trip) and that way we can bulk up and bring home heavy items.

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