A car runs on money and makes you fat.
A bike runs on fat and saves you money.
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A car runs on money and makes you fat.
A bike runs on fat and saves you money.
The saving money part might be not completely true
How does this have so many upvotes? As long as it's actually possible to ride your bike in your city, the cost of buying and then maintaining a bicycle is WAY, WAY, cheaper than a car
It's rare to replace a car with a bike though. You replace journeys instead, so end up with a lot of the fixed(ish) costs anyway.
Saves me loads on my commute though.
It's definitely possible to spend a lot on your bicycle but it is almost certainly cheaper than using and maintaining a car
Even the higher-price mid-range bikes are way cheaper than the cheapest cars, and there's a lot on the bike that you can just do yourself instead of relying on a mechanic, most parts are cheaper as well, lots of bikes allow more personalization...
Bikes are the paragon of freedom Anericans think cars are.
Wtf are you on about? A good bike costs less than a few months insurance and gas.
I think food to pedal the bike cost money.
And don’t even get me started on all the healthcare the meat bag driving it needs.
Edmonton is in Canada, so that is covered 👍
Just don't get your teeth knocked out in the crash
Probably less than non-cyclists due to better health, so a net negative cost.
Studies have actually been done on this.
Cyclists do have higher risk of injury from traffic, but the health benefits from the exercise they get more than makes up for it. Cyclists have significantly lower all-around mortality and injury/sickness rates than car drivers.
US specific issue.
Also the extra exercise will prolong your life and you'll have to pay even more.
Longer life means you have to buy more food. That will make a hilarious ad campaign for cars - save money, live shorter
Live fat, die young
Damn, I miss their compilations
You need food regardless if you bike or drive. Maybe just a little more if you are in good trim and bike a lot. Still cheaper than gas for a car though.
Its more the cocaine needed to ride long distance that costs the money.
Have you seen the cost of groceries?
Well, it's about one banana per half an hour
Most people pay almost twice as much
arent there bikes that run on gas though?
We generally refer to those as Mopeds, at least in the US
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