my mean green machine

bicycle:

for your health

• the average person loses 13 lbs their first year of commuting by bike
• just three hours of biking per week can reduce your risk heart disease and stroke by 50%
• a 140 pound cyclist burns 508 calories while pedaling 14 miles per hour

for the world

• the US could save 462 millions gallons of gas a year by increasing cycling form 1% to 1.5%
• each US rush hour auto commuter spends an average of 50 hours a year stuck in traffic
• in 2003, cars stalled in traffic wasted 5 billion gallons of fuel

for our future

• in 1964, 50% of kids rode to school and the obesity rate was 12% — in 2004, 3% rode to school and the obesity rate was 45%
• between 1960 and today the average weight of a 6-11 year old has increased 11 pounds

for 5 miles or less

• 60% of the pollution created by auto emissions happen in the first few minutes of operation, before the pollution control devices can work effectively
• 25% of all trips are made within one mile of home
• 40% of all trips are make within two miles of home
• 50% of the working population commutes five miles or less to work

for fun

ride your bike to the park, around your neighborhood, to the corner store; ride with the wind...