15 Annual Ride to Work Day 19 July 2006

[B_Cebrian]

I took this off the "Sport Rider" website.
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Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day is Wednesday, July 19, 2006

This year's fifteenth annual motorcycle and scooter commuting demonstration will increase the number of riders on the road, according to Ride to Work, a non-profit advocacy organization. "Riding to work on this day shows the positive value of motorcycles and scooters for transportation. For many people, riding is an economical, efficient and socially responsible form of mobility that saves energy, helps the environment and provides a broad range of other public benefits," states Andy Goldfine, the event organizer. Motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts and rider organizations worldwide encourage their members to ride to work on this day.

According to the United States Census Bureau and the Department of Transportation, over eighty million cars and light trucks are used for daily commuting on American roads, and about 200,000 motorcycles and scooters are a regular part of this mix. On Ride to Work Day, the practical side of riding becomes more visible as a larger number of America's 8,000,000 cycles are ridden to work.

Ride to Work Day helps demonstrate how these vehicles make parking easier and help traffic flow better. Studies have shown that across equal distances commuting motorcyclists reach their destinations in less time than those using automobiles, that motorcycles and scooters consume less resources per mile than automobiles, and that they take up less space on roads. Motorcycle and scooter riders seek improved employer recognition and support for this form of transportation, and more public and government awareness of the positive value of riding.

Ride to Work Day, a 501 c4 nonprofit organization, can be reached at:
POB 1072, Proctor, Minnesota, 55810 USA
http://www.ridetowork.org
(218) 722 9806

Ride to Work Day Mission Statement:
To advocate and support the use of motorcycles for transportation, and to provide information about transportation riding to the public.

[mals900ss]

Can't we do this sometime in Summer please?? It's too bloody cold these mornings.. I needed to stop this morning and put my beanie on just cycling to work..

Mal

[amullo]

Originally Posted by B_Cebrian

Studies have shown that across equal distances commuting motorcyclists reach their destinations in less time than those using automobiles.

That´s a blatant LIE!
If i add up the time it takes me to get backprotector, leathers and all my gear on, walk down and unlock and start the bike, warm it up, ride to work, find a parking space.. decide it´s not good enough, find another, lock and then change out of gear into business attire.. NO WAY is it faster...

During colder days i DO ride to work, but only when I´m sure I´m not going to have an "important" visitors to my office (that way, i can just walk around in Jeans and a Ducati T-shirt)

//Anders

[B_Cebrian]

I think they are refering to actual travel time.

[rob]

Originally Posted by amullo

That´s a blatant LIE!
If i add up the time it takes me to get backprotector, leathers and all my gear on, walk down and unlock and start the bike, warm it up, ride to work, find a parking space.. decide it´s not good enough, find another, lock and then change out of gear into business attire.. NO WAY is it faster...

During colder days i DO ride to work, but only when I´m sure I´m not going to have an "important" visitors to my office (that way, i can just walk around in Jeans and a Ducati T-shirt)

//Anders

I once actually attended a client meeting in a shirt, tie, the bottom half of my red & black Dainese two-piece, and my Sidis. Forgot to throw a pair of slacks in the backpack that morning. Got some odd looks, but didn't detract from the proceedings at all.