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The British cities where it is now faster to CYCLE than drive
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The British cities where it is now faster to CYCLE than drive
On Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 10:03:04 AM UTC+1, wrote:
On Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 1:07:20 AM UTC+1, Simon Jester wrote: On Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 10:30:57 PM UTC+1, wrote: On Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 10:16:16 PM UTC+1, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: It might have become "normal" for some people to commute daft distances; that's another part of the problem. When I worked at BP I had the longest commute in our lab at 12 miles and was the only one who cycled in. One evening, I got a lift home and it took me 15 minutes longer than my bike ride home and I was told by my driver that this was "normal". My bike ride took 25-35 minutes depending on the wind (never traffic) and by car, it could be over an hour in the evening. Some people think transport is spelled C-A-R. At the Uni we have a sports centre and some of my colleagues and myself use the facilities. The difference is I walk the 5 mins to the gym whilst my colleagues spend 10 mins driving + finding a parking space and then walking to the gym. Some people are either mentally lazy or they think 'successful' people use cars, or chisels, or little dogs. Of course, I never needed a gym as I got over an hour of high intensity aerobic exercise every day. Some weeks I would ride around over 200 miles as I was a cycling club rider as well. Now I am retired, those years have meant that my body at age 60 is still in a decent state. Around 10 years ago when we had that really harsh winter I was given £1Million to convert some old labs into a state of the art Light Stable Isotope facility. That meant getting in to work before the contractors. I couldn't face cycling in the cold at 6am so I took the train and joined the gym. I like going to the gym. |
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