Comments on: Why Cycling Just Hasn’t Caught On In The United States http://livefitblog.com/2008/10/07/why-cycling-just-hasnt-caught-on-in-the-united-states/ Practical Tips For Living Fit And Enjoying Life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:22:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fritz http://livefitblog.com/2008/10/07/why-cycling-just-hasnt-caught-on-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Fritz Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:13:36 +0000 http://livefitblog.com/2008/10/07/why-cycling-just-hasnt-caught-on-in-the-united-states/#comment-265 You start off comparing cycling against other recreational activities (football, etc), but then the reasons you give relate to cycling for utility purposes. I agree with your assessment, but the introduction is a little bit of a non sequitor. Something else: cycling for transportation is for poor people. Poor people will sacrifice a lot to buy a car to show that they've "made it." At my office, the only people who bike to work are the highly paid engineers. The support staff (janitors, cafeteria, security, etc) all drive here, even though some of them live literally blocks away from the office. You start off comparing cycling against other recreational activities (football, etc), but then the reasons you give relate to cycling for utility purposes. I agree with your assessment, but the introduction is a little bit of a non sequitor.

Something else: cycling for transportation is for poor people. Poor people will sacrifice a lot to buy a car to show that they’ve “made it.” At my office, the only people who bike to work are the highly paid engineers. The support staff (janitors, cafeteria, security, etc) all drive here, even though some of them live literally blocks away from the office.

]]> By: LisaNewton http://livefitblog.com/2008/10/07/why-cycling-just-hasnt-caught-on-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-260 LisaNewton Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:26:01 +0000 http://livefitblog.com/2008/10/07/why-cycling-just-hasnt-caught-on-in-the-united-states/#comment-260 I totally agree with your assessment, especially the drivers part. Drivers look at bikers as an road hazard, don't like passing them, and think they should be on the sidewalk. I've thought about biking, but I'll probably end up biking for fitness on a bike trail instead of using it for everyday transportation. I totally agree with your assessment, especially the drivers part. Drivers look at bikers as an road hazard, don’t like passing them, and think they should be on the sidewalk.

I’ve thought about biking, but I’ll probably end up biking for fitness on a bike trail instead of using it for everyday transportation.

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