Comments on: A few observations about Bike to Work Week and casual commuters http://www.biketrailerblog.com/2008/05/a-few-observations-about-bike-to-work-week/ The Gallery of Bike Trailers in Use and in Development - Send In Your Photos Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:15:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: sasquatch http://www.biketrailerblog.com/2008/05/a-few-observations-about-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-168 sasquatch Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:39:00 +0000 http://biketrailerblog.com/?p=133#comment-168 reverend! I'm joining my town's green group and starting a bicycle advocacy group within it. hopefully I'll have time to do things that make a diff! -S reverend!

I’m joining my town’s green group and starting a bicycle advocacy group within it. hopefully I’ll have time to do things that make a diff!

-S

]]> By: Jeff http://www.biketrailerblog.com/2008/05/a-few-observations-about-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Jeff Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:23:20 +0000 http://biketrailerblog.com/?p=133#comment-130 Amen. Amen.

]]> By: AKing http://www.biketrailerblog.com/2008/05/a-few-observations-about-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-129 AKing Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:24:35 +0000 http://biketrailerblog.com/?p=133#comment-129 I have commuted off/on for 3 years. Asthma has kept me off for about a year....but, I'm coming back soon. I think the real problem is getting people to think "outside the box". I find that even my students find that my bicycle is more of a curiosity than a vehicle. They can't conceive of anyone choosing to ride. Until we change that perception little will change. Further, at least here in Georgia, until we can convice people that sweating is good for them we're sunk. I find the bicycle liberating....as I also do with my motorcycle. People too often play the roles that they learn early and seldom wish to change. How often to you see teenage boys ooohhing and aaaahhhing over a bicycle? And, I think too many of us are still teenage boys at heart. Also, most people see adult bike riders as aging hippies.....or poor......or they lost their license to drive. In addition, most cities don't make cycling easy. Everything is a long way away. The bridges over the highways are very steep. AND, bike lanes are nearly unheard of. AND, if it isn't easy most people won't do it.......at all. Look how big our children are. I don't remember such large children when I was young....we all walked or biked our way around. I don't know how to change perception save to lead by example.....which I try to do. I have commuted off/on for 3 years. Asthma has kept me off for about a year….but, I’m coming back soon. I think the real problem is getting people to think “outside the box”. I find that even my students find that my bicycle is more of a curiosity than a vehicle. They can’t conceive of anyone choosing to ride. Until we change that perception little will change. Further, at least here in Georgia, until we can convice people that sweating is good for them we’re sunk. I find the bicycle liberating….as I also do with my motorcycle. People too often play the roles that they learn early and seldom wish to change. How often to you see teenage boys ooohhing and aaaahhhing over a bicycle? And, I think too many of us are still teenage boys at heart. Also, most people see adult bike riders as aging hippies…..or poor……or they lost their license to drive.

In addition, most cities don’t make cycling easy. Everything is a long way away. The bridges over the highways are very steep. AND, bike lanes are nearly unheard of. AND, if it isn’t easy most people won’t do it…….at all. Look how big our children are. I don’t remember such large children when I was young….we all walked or biked our way around. I don’t know how to change perception save to lead by example…..which I try to do.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.biketrailerblog.com/2008/05/a-few-observations-about-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Jeff Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:35:33 +0000 http://biketrailerblog.com/?p=133#comment-115 We seem to have a consensus on the incentives. I was surprised to see *several* more riders this morning. The south side was thick with 'em. I suppose the weather needs to be just so. So maybe we should save the incentives for the fall, when people start to lose interest. We seem to have a consensus on the incentives. I was surprised to see *several* more riders this morning. The south side was thick with ‘em. I suppose the weather needs to be just so. So maybe we should save the incentives for the fall, when people start to lose interest.

]]> By: Psiooouxan, BTWW coordinator, Flagstaff http://www.biketrailerblog.com/2008/05/a-few-observations-about-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Psiooouxan, BTWW coordinator, Flagstaff Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:54:47 +0000 http://biketrailerblog.com/?p=133#comment-111 I share your frustration, BTWW is all year to some of us, and we wonder just how darned expensive gas has to get to broaden the appeal. I have an idea I've been trying, bit by bitty bit, to promote. A summer-long btw event. Something like a Pop-Quiz... participating worksites will be notified throughout the summer on, say, 20 random days, to log-in if they biked. No warning, just a background encouragement, hopefully attached to some cool prize, and an incentive to do the right thing... ditch the pistons for the pedals. I was encouraged when we changed the worksite challenge from 1 to 5 days...people were actually grateful that it pushed them that little bit more. Stick or carrot?? we'll see. I share your frustration, BTWW is all year to some of us, and we wonder just how darned expensive gas has to get to broaden the appeal.
I have an idea I’ve been trying, bit by bitty bit, to promote. A summer-long btw event. Something like a Pop-Quiz… participating worksites will be notified throughout the summer on, say, 20 random days, to log-in if they biked. No warning, just a background encouragement, hopefully attached to some cool prize, and an incentive to do the right thing… ditch the pistons for the pedals. I was encouraged when we changed the worksite challenge from 1 to 5 days…people were actually grateful that it pushed them that little bit more.
Stick or carrot?? we’ll see.

]]> By: thePig http://www.biketrailerblog.com/2008/05/a-few-observations-about-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-104 thePig Sun, 25 May 2008 08:35:42 +0000 http://biketrailerblog.com/?p=133#comment-104 Getting people to stay on the bikes beyond bike week is certainly a challenge. I read somewhere this week about an Amerian company that is giving their employees a financial incentive to cycle into work - I think this is a great idea as what motivates people more than money these days? Getting people to stay on the bikes beyond bike week is certainly a challenge. I read somewhere this week about an Amerian company that is giving their employees a financial incentive to cycle into work – I think this is a great idea as what motivates people more than money these days?

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