Europe And Asia Use Commuter Bikes, Why Not The U.S.?

By Kyle Piraino


When I get up for work every morning, I know what time I should leave because of how long it takes me to drive to work. I also have to think of the traffic that I will hit and any other extenuating circumstances that might arise. I envy those who live in the city. They have so many choices when it comes to commuting to work. Between the subways, buses, driving, or even just walking, city goers have a multitude of options they can use to get to work. If I lived in the city, my first choice would absolutely be using commuter bikes.

Although the city has a whole host of different ways that you can get around the city, it seems odd that places like New York have as few people riding bikes as other places. Europe has adopted the bike option as well as China who have places where the predominant way of getting places is with the bicycle. They enjoy the exercise they get while riding their bike and I think it is something that American's should start to take advantage of.

Most people do not even have a choice in the matter about how they get to work. They are shackled to a car because they have to go long distances to get to work. Getting stuck at every traffic light on the way to work is extremely frustrating and makes the commute seem that much longer. The monotony on the way to work can cause your whole day to be dry and boring.

Even if you are worried about being sweaty when arriving to work, if you live in a city like New York, the flat ground would make it unlikely that you would break much of a sweat. Linus Bike's are extremely useful as commuter bikes even though they are expensive. Bike's in general seem to be totally worth it if you are commuting to work in a city.

When I get up for work, I am usually very tired. I don't like to drink coffee because of the people that get extremely caffeine dependent. Riding a bike to work could be the way to avoid coffee and still be able to be more alert at work. Getting your body moving in the morning can wake you up the right way and get your blood pumping to make you more useful in the early morning hours. If I lived in the city, there would not even be a thought as to how I would get to work.




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