B-cycle nationwide bicycle sharing program
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B-cycle is a bicycle sharing program available nationwide. The aim is to reduce the number of times people jump in their cars beause they don’t have another means of transport available. This might be because they don’t have the space to store a bike, are travelling and not in the ir home city or any other reason.
Some of the quick facts n the website are astounding. Things like the average person loses 13 pounds in their first year of riding a bicycle, three hours of riding a week can reduce the possibility of heart problems by 50% and in 2003, cars idling in traffic wasted 5 billion gallons of fuel.
All you need to do is signup then head to a B-station and collect your bike. All your rides are tracked and distances, calories burned and carbon offsets are recorded. when you are finished, just return the bike to the station. No hassles with storage, cleaning and maintaining your bike or any other associated costs. It is a win-win because your health benefits from the riding and the environment benefits because of the reduced emissions.
More information at the B-cycle website.
