With the energy crisis we know that rising fuel costs make it more expensive to own a car and we must look for alternate ways to save energy. Think BIKE…. Congress did. Congress just passes an economic bail-out plan which includes employers receiving a $20/month tax credit for every employee who commutes to work. (Estimate what you spend on commuting fuel HERE. Estimate the total amount you are spending to drive per mile HERE)
For this project I will investigate for one week the benefits and costs of riding bike instead of driving a car for any distance within two miles of my house. I live in Sitka Alaska where the weather is rainy and I know that riding a bike means ride in poor conditions and therefore my analysis will include two dependant factors: time and money.
For this analysis I will assume 3 things
- time - it takes more time to prepare, travel, clean-up when using a bike
- money- it takes more money to operate a vehicle
- exercise- 20 minutes of exercise 3X's a week improves health
I will spend the next week biking and tabulating total time and total distance covered.
I will publish my results in my next blog entry.
