Bicycle To Save Money And Fuel

By admin, on February 9th, 2010%

If you have the privilege of living close to your job, you may be able to change your way of commuting from car to bicycle. Bicycle commuting has several advantages to offer and is a great way to conserve our natural resources, lower pollution and save money. Even if you only bike to work on occasion, every bit helps.

Many people find that biking to work is a great way to get exercise. It not only saves them the cost of fuel, it saves a gym membership. In addition, bikers rarely face problems with traffic jams. They usually can easily maneuver through traffic and may arrive as quickly as car commuters.

Most buses have bicycle racks built onto the front so that both you and your bike can ride and reduce the bicycle commute by several miles. This option may work best for you.

If you are preparing to bike to work, you will need some supplies to make the commute easier. In order to carry your needed materials by bike, you will want to purchase some messenger bags. These bags were designed for use by bicycle delivery persons in downtown San Francisco, so they will work for your commute. You will especially want to have a laptop messenger bag if you need to transport your computer by bicycle. Choose a waterproof model to keep those delicate electronics dry and to protect your computer from any scrapes on the trip.

You may also want to pick up a few extra messenger bags for the bike. They are nice for spur of the moment purchases such as sale digital cameras or transporting items you will need when you get home such as ATV parts.

The longer we live on this planet the more we realize that there is a limited amount of resources available to us. All of us should find a way that we can do our part to conserve resources for future generations.

Additionally, biking to work is a good way to save our money. Biking one day a week saves 20 percent of our fuel used for commuting. Three days per week saves 60 percent and every day saves 100 percent of the money we pay for fuel.

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San Diego to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emmissions

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Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32, 2006) mandates a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Since cars and light-duty trucks represent 46% of total greenhouse gas emissions, all we have to do is tell the automakers what emissions goals they need to reach, and that should solve the problem, right? Well, no. There’s a much better solution.
If we continue to assume that people will keep driving cars, and that the population is expected to increase, the carmakers alone are not going to be able to solve the problem.

What about changing the existing assumptions? What if people didn’t have to drive as far? What if they more of them took public transportation? Could a new approach like this, combined with more traditional efforts, reduce ghg’s even in the face of a population increase?

Enter Senate Bill 375 (SB 375, 2008), which requires a reduction of ghg’s to 1990 levels from new land development or redevelopment projects. It also called for the creation of a technical advisory committee to advise the California Air Resource Board (CARB) on how to reach the 2020 goal.

So where does this committee come from? Who has the skill and knowledge to put together such a long-reaching plan? Twenty-one professionals have volunteered their time and talents to make this happen. For the most part, they fall into two groups: organizations whose goal is to reduce emissions and organizations who want their cities and counties to thrive. While these goals may seem to be at odds, the job of the Regional Targets Advisory Committee (RTAC) is to make a plan to do both at the same time.

Who is representing our community’s varying interests? Ten committee members are involved in local government and city planning, five are involved in public transportation, five are from organizations that support environmental issues, and one from a California new home builder. They come from all of the major metropolitan areas as well as universities and state-wide organizations.
The committee must submit its report to the California Air Resources Board at the end of September. In the next two months, they will put together recommendations of actions and measurements that will enable each region to meet the required goals, taking into consideration the capabilities of each entity and current and projected economic factors. No small feat.

In the end, their accomplishment will be one that could not have happened without such a multi-discipline long-term commitment. Only an effort like this has the potential to significantly impact the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in California.

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