Correlation between Weather and Commuting
Summary
Round Trip Distance: 11.2
Number of Cyclists seen: 7
Route: Lullwater/PATH
Weather: Cloudy (even threatening) in morning, clear as the day progressed
I'm seeing a correlation between the weather and the number of commuters. I had suspected numbers were up because of the weather, and now that I'm counting each day, a pattern is emerging. OK, maybe global warming isn't so bad, IF it gets people to ride their bikes more.
After getting home, I joined a couple of buddies on a quick ride. I say quick because I would have ridden longer if I wasn't scheduled to carpool soccer players home. I didn't count the cyclists we came across during the 19.2 miles we rode, but it was well in excess of the typical one per mile that I generally see. The weather was very nice for riding this afternoon.
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Labels: bike-commuting, citycycling
posted by Jett @ 9:17 PM
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2 Comments:
I've seen more bikes here, too, especially in the downtown and campus areas. A lot of them are not very safe riders, but most of them ride on the sidewalks, so I guess I'm safe.
One day last week I was walking along a sidewalk and heard someone behind me ask to pass. I walk at a good clip so I was surprised someone who wasn't running would want to pass. They were on a bike.
He says he knew he wasn't supposed to be on the sidewalk (it's illegal for adults to ride a bike on the sidewalk in GA), but he said he doesn't like cars.
All I could get in before he disappeared was "It's more dangerous on the sidewalk".
I told myself at least he's on the bike and not in a car.
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