| While taken seriously as a form of transportation in | | | | on them where you can load your bike, and ride for a |
| many countries, the bicycle is regarded as either a toy | | | | good part of the way. If the bus goes within a couple |
| or a sporting device in the United States of America. | | | | miles of your residence and a couple miles near your |
| It's okay for children to ride a bicycle, and it is | | | | office, you can really make your commute a lot easier. |
| acceptable to use a bike for racing and sometimes | | | | Accessories needed for your bicycle |
| fitness. The potential of a bicycle goes far beyond that | | | | A few accessories will probably help make your |
| because it can be used as an economic and earth | | | | bicycle commuting go well. One is extra storage. How |
| friendly way to go back and forth to work. | | | | are you going to carry your stuff on the bike? There's |
| The type of bike to buy for commuting | | | | a wide variety of options, but the two most common is |
| You have to be careful when selecting a bicycle for | | | | a backpack that goes on the rider or baskets and |
| practical use. A lot of the common models have wide | | | | bags that mount on the bike itself. Other items you |
| wires and rugged frames and are really designed | | | | may need include a rear view mirror so you can keep |
| more for a trail in the woods rather than for ridding on | | | | an eye on traffic, a headlight for when the time |
| the road or sidewalk. So make sure you look for one | | | | change makes you ride in the dark, and a turn signal to |
| with narrow tires and a longer wheelbase so that it will | | | | communicate with motorists, and a bike lock that will |
| be easier to pedal on the street. Some bikes are called | | | | secure your bike while not in use. |
| touring bikes and these may be the best for using as a | | | | Check your route options |
| vehicle for work. | | | | Your bike is not a car, so the terrain is going to be |
| Use a bicycle with public transportation | | | | very important for your ride. You will want to avoid |
| Suppose you live a little far from the office and you | | | | heavy motor vehicle traffic, and hills as much as |
| just don't have the time or the physical capability to | | | | possible. This means you may take one route to work |
| pedal that far. You should consider riding the bus for | | | | and another on your way back home. |
| part of the way. Most city bus lines now have racks | | | | |