Guest post by the Urban Commuter.
The Independent newspaper ran an interesting article listing greener motoring choices. But unsurprisingly glossed over one of the most accessible and eco-friendly solutions.
Cycling received a tiny and almost hidden mention:
“Cycling is best of all, of course.”
And it is understandable that any commercial organisation with vested interests in the motor industry, will never turn around and say:
“Well actually… Leave your car at home today, to be honest you’ll be fitter, happier, & richer if you cycled instead.”
Such an imaginary press release would clearly be commercial suicide, because there is just too much profit in motoring: - car sales, fuel tax revenue, insurance profits, car finance & loans profits, parking fine revenues, new roads schemes & construction profits, speed camera revenues, and so on.
Eco friendly the car is not. Yet populist trends of SUV’s (4×4’s), and luxury cars bought in the face of global warming is just unexplainable!
So it is up to the pioneering individuals, to thumb their nose at insane mass-market trends, of bigger heavier cars, with larger engines, emitting increased CO2 emissions.
And say; “sod that! I’m taking the bike today!!”
Original Independent Article.
Read more from the Urban Commuter at the Cycling London blog.
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Tags: ecostreet, cycling, responsible+transport
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