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Even a few miles a week can make a big
difference!
Pledge to ride now!
By clicking on the "Go By Bike" link on the
left, you can pledge to ride your bike. No matter how many miles
you choose to do, it all makes a difference. And you'll be entered in a
drawing to win a new Trek hybrid. Have fun, get some exercise, save some
money and save the world. All that with just two wheels!
Fun Facts!
On average each mile you bike instead of drive
reduces 1lb of CO2.
95 percent of a cars' energy goes toward
moving the car itself. Only 5 percent is used to move the passenger. In
contrast, 83 percent of the energy on a bicycle goes toward
transporting the rider - only 17 percent of the energy is needed to move
the vehicle.
Using a bicycle to commute four days a week
for four miles each way saves saves 83.2 gallons of gas compared to a
car which gets 20mpg.
The average gas price in Santa Cruz is
$4.15. Your 83.2 gallons of gas costs $345.28. For $370 you can
buy a new bike.
The current population of Santa Cruz County
is about 256,000 people. If we all rode our bikes four days a week
we would together save more than 21 million gallons of gas which adds up
to more than 75 million dollars and 420 million pounds of C02!
Six Great Ways to Get
Involved
- Ride your bike, especially for trips under
two miles. Why? The emission controls on your
car are not operating effectively in the first few
minutes thus short trips create more pollution.
- Get your kids to ride. In 1964 50% of
kids rode to school and the obesity rate was 12%…in
2004, 3% rode to school and the obesity rate was
45%. To learn more, check out
www.saferoutestoschools.org.
- Get your friends to ride their bikes.
Challenge them to find out where they can pedal
within two miles of their house, then encourage them
to take a bike for short trips.
- Contact your
state bicycle advocacy group and support their
efforts.
- Like to ride mountain bikes?
Join the IMBA and support their efforts to
open new trails and maintain existing trails.
- Keep updated on important issues and events.
Sign up
for 1world2wheels.org.
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