In the past year, the adult obesity rate rose in 48 of America’s states, and nationally from 23.7% to 24.5%, Trust for America’s Health found. Currently, about 119 million, or 64.5%, of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese. According to projections, 73% of US adults could be overweight or obese by 2008, Trust for America’s Health warned. In turn, this would mean many more people with obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, which could cost the nation billions of dollars.
Bicycle riding, for fun, fitness and transportation, continues to be a great way to battle obesity, and the recent funding given to bicycling in the transportation bill will help spread the word to more potential cyclists during the next five years.
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The cost of cars
Autos are the single largest source of U.S. air pollution. Short trips are up to three times
more polluting per mile than long trips. When bicycling is substituted for short auto
trips, 3.6 pounds of pollutants per mile are not emitted into the atmosphere. More
bicycle use means less benzene, cyanide, lead, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, CFCs,
sulfates, and ozone in the air. In addition, the bicycle season matches the harmful
ground-level ozone season. By biking, you contribute to pollution prevention when it is
most needed.
If the real taxpayer subsidy of autos were reflected in fuel taxes, a gallon of gasoline
might cost as much as $9.00. That’s because other taxes cover the costs of road
building, maintenance, parking space, police services and losses from accidents,
pollution and congestion. If more commuters bicycled, these costs would go down. All
taxpayers, businesses and citizens would save money!
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NIH Bicycle Commuter Club Pro-Biking Rally
Monday, August 29, 2005 6:30-9:30 am
National Institutes of Health/Medical Center Metro Station
Bethesda, MD
In attendance:
approximately 40 NIHBCC members
Maggie Thompson, Washington Area Bicyclist Association
Elizabeth Preston, League of American Bicyclists
Jack Cochrane, MOBIKE
Barry Childress, baltimorespokes.org
Nancy Breen, Rockville Bicycle Advisory Committee
Chris Williams, Bethesda Gazette
Statement to the Press, 9:00 am
made by Angela Atwood-Moore, NIHBCC Commuter Club President
The Maryland Wine Festival Bike Tour
To raise money to benefit children with
asthma through educational programs.
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SUV versus bike, a tale of two crimes in one Baltimore day
"There’s a man assaulting another man on the corner of Saint Paul and Madison," I told the 911 operator on the line. Two bicyclists had pulled up in front of Red Emma’s coffeehouse followed by a drunk black man in a large SUV. As I watched, he threw one of their helmets into the street and kicked a bike lying on the sidewalk. Read more: https://epistolary.org/5720.html
Experts: Bikes help Oregon check obesity
Oregon is the only
state in the
U.S.
to not increase rate of obesity
NIH sets national example of discouraging biking to work
I
am truly shocked by the news that the National Institute of Health one of the
areas best examples of promoting biking to work as well as being one of this
nations authorities on health issues has done a 180 degree turn and has set forth
policies that not only discourage cycling to work but they also endanger the
safety of those who do choose to ride their bike to work against these new
obstacles and delays. And it seems that their primary motivation for this is to
make it even easier for those poor people who have to pollute the environment
and live an inactive lifestyle not to be inconvenienced in the slightest by health nuts. This
is so wrong! I am also appalled by
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Charleston SC Bikeway on Bridge
Prior to the construction of the new bridge there was no way to get from the Mt Pleasant area west of Charleston to the city itself other than by car. The director of Charleston Moves, their version of WABA, said that since the new facility was built bicycle usage has really jumped.
– Jack Cochrane
Soaring Gas Price Good News for Beer Drinkers in Chicago
Chicago Pub Slashes Pint Prices Inverse to Gas Increases
Whether you’re a motorist looking to drown your sorrows or a cyclist celebrating the rising cost of gas, a Chicago bar is introducing a promotion that will make everyone thirst for higher gas prices. The Handlebar, a bicycle themed bar and restaurant in Wicker Park is lowering beer prices as gas prices soar above $3 a gallon at the pump.
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S.F. drivers floored by cost of gas
"That’s the worst I’ve ever seen it," – Frank Tognotti
Diane Sinnott was stunned
JoAnn and Vance Dreher – They had been flabbergasted
"It’s three times as much at home," – Israeli tour leader Giora Bernat
"I won’t be able to afford this very much longer." – Jerry Hawkins
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