I live near my workplace and ride a bicycle every day. It keeps my fitness level up, which means I don’t have to pay for a gym membership or take time out of my day for one. If I was in a car, I’d have to pay attention to what other road users are doing and follow the road rules, but I get to have a solitary commute listening to podcasts, with fewer rules. My bike is cheap, all it needs to run is WD-40 and ramen. I never have to worry about gas prices or being scammed by an auto shop or spending attention on how full my gauge is. My bike will keep working even if my home turned into a warzone and there were no supply shipments. I don’t have to feel guilty for giving kids asthma or causing droughts in poor countries.
I live near my workplace and ride a bicycle every day. It keeps my fitness level up, which means I don’t have to pay for a gym membership or take time out of my day for one. If I was in a car, I’d have to pay attention to what other road users are doing and follow the road rules, but I get to have a solitary commute listening to podcasts, with fewer rules. My bike is cheap, all it needs to run is WD-40 and ramen. I never have to worry about gas prices or being scammed by an auto shop or spending attention on how full my gauge is. My bike will keep working even if my home turned into a warzone and there were no supply shipments. I don’t have to feel guilty for giving kids asthma or causing droughts in poor countries.
My bike is better than a car.