April 22 to May 5, 2012 - Bike, walk, carpool, transit – drive less, have fun, and save the planet
Burlingame, Cupertino, East Palo Alto, Los Altos/Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Carlos, Sunnyvale
What biking taught me about driving
On a bike I learned it was high effort to accelerate up to the stop sign and stop at the last moment. So I learned to look ahead for the stop sign and coast up to it. I also learne it took too much energy to accelerate rapidly away from the stop. So I accelerate a a moderate pace. I [...]
Bus to Kids’ art class
So I was determined to avoid the 12 mile round trip to Art class from Mtn View to Sunnyvale. Wouldn’t you know school let out 5 minutes late at 3:10? I urged my kids–10 & 7– to hurry as we speed walked to the only bus that would get us to Art on time. We got to the stop with [...]
It’s all about having FUN & interacting
My son and I ride together because it is fun with the added benefit that is is good for Mother Earth. It also makes it possible to interact with others in ways that are impossible in a car. It feels great to say good morning to total stangers and here it in return. This post was submitted by BrianKoss.
Twins bike ride
Everyday, I take the time to go to my neighborhood pre-school with my 3-year-old twins. By car it is a 5 minutes commute. This week, for the Drive less Challenge, when the weather was dry, I rode my bicycle with a front seat and a back seat to accommodate my two angels. Of course it takes us a good 15 [...]
Riding in the Rain
With the rain this morning, I was disappointed that we wouldn’t be able to ride bikes to school today. But my children (3 and 7 years old) wanted to “save the earth”, so we dressed up in rain gear and biked in the rain. This post was submitted by Maria.
