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Bicycling Guide for Employees
Why bike to work
- Riding to work costs
less than driving or taking transit,
especially if you already own a bike.
- Cycling allows you to
stay in shape while you commute. A
five-mile, one-way commute burns 300
calories round trip for a 130-pound
woman.
- People who bike to
work arrive invigorated and work off the
day s stress on the way home.
- Biking to work means
less traffic congestion and pollution
for the region.
How to get started
Here are some suggestions to help you
ease into bicycle commuting:
- Try a practice
run on a weekend to find a good
route and see how long it takes.
- Find a co-worker
or friend who bikes and commute with
them.
- Start by trying
just one day a week (try it on
casual Friday. )
- If you live far
from work, try bicycling to the
nearest Metro or commuter rail
station, or put your bike on a Ride
On bus in Montgomery County, or
drive part of the way and bike the
rest.
- Contact WABA. The
Washington Area Bicyclist
Association s commuter mentor
program will put you in touch with
other people in your neighborhood
who bike to work and help you find
the most comfortable route.
202/518-0524
www.waba.org
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There
are an estimated 21,000 bicycle trips to or from work everyday in
the Washington region.
1999 COG Household Travel
Survey
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A 10-minute bike ride to the Metro every day gives my wife
and me a nice little vacation fund. We save $4000 per year
since selling our second car five years ago. If you don't
trust my math, just ask the bike rental people in Scotland,
Utah,
the Virgin Islands, Cape Cod, the Outer Banks, Hawaii..."
Alan Turnbull,
Greenbelt
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