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The authors are calling on national and local governments to set targets for the proportion of trips made on foot, by bicycle and by public transport, including national targets of:
- Doubling the proportion of trips walked to 25 per cent by 2050.
- Doubling the proportion of cycling trips in each of the next decades, with the ultimate goal of 15 per cent of all trips being on bicycles by 2050.
- Increasing the proportion of all trips by public transport to 15 per cent by 2050.
The report's authors further recommend:
- The government develop a national promotion and education campaign to persuade people to walk or cycle to schools and work-places
- That investment is made in liveable cities and creating urban environments designed for people, rather than cars
- That new regulations are introduced to make walking and cycling safer
The report prominently cites health concerns as a key reason to not drive, because people need to exercise more. Is it a tacit acknowledgement of electric vehicles' (EVs) imminent takeover of global car fleets?
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Eighty percent of all people consider themselves to be above
average drivers.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @02:22AM (11 children)
On a hot day, biking to work, you need to bring a change of clothes. That means you need a place to change, maybe even shower. If dress-code is slacks and shirt, you can't carry that in a bag, it gets wrinkled so now you need a locker at work (or you own private office). Finally, there is the image factor, do you really want to run into your boss in your bike clothes on the elevator?
(Score: 4, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday April 30 2019, @02:24AM
Don't ride your bike in the elevator, and you probably won't run into your boss on the elevator.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @02:27AM
I would prefer to run into my boss less when he is wearing his bike cloths in the elevator.
(Score: 3, Informative) by MostCynical on Tuesday April 30 2019, @02:45AM (1 child)
Why is your boss wearing your bike clothes?
In some parts of the world, the people you are most likely to meet parking their bikes and showering before work are the senior management, so it can be a great networking opportunity.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @04:55AM
And also a great cross-dressing opportunity, if you know what I mean. Little. Things. Matter.
(Score: 2) by coolgopher on Tuesday April 30 2019, @04:02AM (1 child)
Wherever I've worked over the last couple of decades there's been "end-of-trip" facilities. I.e. bike storage, showers, and personal lockers.
(Score: 2) by PinkyGigglebrain on Tuesday April 30 2019, @04:37PM
Over the last 30 years among the dozen or so places I have worked at there was only one that had such facilities, it was at the other end of the campus from the building I worked in, and in the summer heat you would need another shower by the time you got from there to my office.
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."
(Score: 3, Informative) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday April 30 2019, @05:17AM (1 child)
It depends. There might be more flexibility than you think. If you have a gym membership to a place with a lot of branches like Crunch, you can shower and change at a location near your office. If you have your own office at work, you can keep your work clothes in a drawer or garment bag and change with the door closed; if you don't have your own office, you can change in the bathroom.
I used to work at the Clinton Foundation and had to wear a suit everyday. The office in Harlem was about 15 miles from my place in Brooklyn, so it was a solid ride. I wore understated golf wear made out of breathable material for the ride, slacks and a polo shirt. I packed up my folding mountain bike, popped it into a bag, and took it up in the elevator to my office where I parked it in a corner. Then I changed into the suit. I sweat a lot, but I never needed to shower because I quickly realized I was commuting, not biking for exercise, so I took it slower. In the breathable material in the office, in the full AC, it never took long to dry out completely. Lastly, I skewed my work day slightly earlier than everyone else, such that I did 9-5 when the typical schedule for everyone else was 10-6. It was never a problem, and that was about the most formal a work place can get.
No solution works for everyone, but biking to work is quite feasible. Millions and millions of people commute to work that way everyday in Asia and Europe, in work clothes, and they cross respectable distances to do it.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @05:43AM
That explains a lot.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @09:44AM
Pack your work clothes into an A4 ziplock bag. Carry it in a backpack.
(Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Tuesday April 30 2019, @09:56AM
I run into my boss on the stairs, in my cycling or running gear, all the time. If your boss gets upset by it, you have a very dysfunctional relationship with your boss.
You *should* have access to a shower and a locker (or equivalent storage) in your workplace. If this isn't the case then you should ask for one, if only to store your stuff (documents, books, coffee mug, spare inner tube, whatever). A shower and place to change on-site can facilitate early starts or working late, which happens sometimes, especially if your organisation needs shift work for any reason.
Remember, it is good for you *and* your organisation if you are comfortable, healthy and happy.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @11:19AM
I wouldn't mind. But, seeing my boss in his "pro"-cycling clothes I could've gone without. Maybe you just got the wrong boss?