| Re: Taking Advantage Of Local Bicycle Commuter Situations |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: brinkbrink Date: Sep 5, 2008 11:48
> I once cycled to a job which was 2 miles away and 100 feet or so below
> where I lived.
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> The reverse situation is perfect for cycle commuting: On cold winter
> mornings you keep warm pedaling uphill and on hot summer afternoons
> you keep cool coasting downhill.
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> Another situation combines use of a transit bus with cycling with the
> wind. If you live downwind of your job take the bus upwind and then
> cycle back with the wind. You aren't all sweaty and smelly when you
> get to work and it also keeps your food bill / eating times down.
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> There must be others but I don't discover them until I'm there.
The obvious one that comes to mind is a situation where one lives near an
off-road path (like an old RR right of way) that is a big shortcut across
town or through several towns... especially when they are grade separated.
I've seen many of these in various towns and cities where that would give
you a time advantage especially during peak road traffic times
-- the RR
paths are usually very straight whereas the roads can be pretty curvy and
have lots of signals and intersections.
brink
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