tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post5518186516835976912..comments2023-11-05T01:50:47.040-07:00Comments on Bike Commute Tips Blog: Two-wheeled liberation from gas pump bondagePaul Dornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03893190816290007375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-6278117685961131372008-05-05T12:17:00.000-07:002008-05-05T12:17:00.000-07:00I'll be riding in at least one day a week starting...I'll be riding in at least one day a week starting tomorrow.<BR/>While I have daylight and good weather, the 40 mile round trip will be quite pleasant.<BR/>I'm riding from Princeton to Piscataway, NJ.iplayhockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120138473020467827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-43441849069622958482008-05-05T09:26:00.000-07:002008-05-05T09:26:00.000-07:00The cartoon is telling, and shows why I think this...The cartoon is telling, and shows why I think this will be the bicycle century -- low public capital costs, no public operating costs.<BR/><BR/>We have been living beyond our means, have a government dominated by vested interests (especially older generations), and have massive debts -- federal, state, local -- and personal. Our dollar is depreciating as those in other countries realize we won't be paying those debts back in money of equivalent worth, bringing the excess consumption era to an end.<BR/><BR/>When the generations now in charge get through with us, younger generations face of future of high taxes, bicycles and telecommuting instead of transit, supported homeschooling instead of viable public schools (or private schools, which they won't be able to afford), and folk remedies instead of high tech health care.<BR/><BR/>Given the future of health care -- unlimited health care at an unlimited cost for some, nothing for most -- it is all the more reason to ride a bike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com