Bike To Work Day 2009

Park and Ride.

In continuation for the love of the bicycle, I’d like to mention that this Thursday (yes, THIS THURSDAY) May 14th, is Bike to Work Day. An Annual event where people pump up their bike tires, don their helmets and ankle strap, hop on their bikes, and ride to work. There will be special events around town with all kinds of free swag to be had. Best of all, transit is free to all cyclist who are too lazy to bike the whole way. All it takes is to bring a bike or a bike helmet with you to the bus or train.

Will Campbell's Ride. He rides nearly everyday to work from Silverlake to Westchester near LAX. He has amassed over 2600 miles just this year.

On one hand, it is a noble effort to get people out of their cars and on their bikes to make their daily commute. On the other it’s sort of like a Christian going to church only on Christmas. I tend to tease my wife about only riding her bike the 1.5 miles from the metro station to her work om this one day of the year. But this year I will simply praise her and be proud that she is trying again to beat her car addiction, if only for one day.

Even recyclers ride to work

According to the schedule, supposedly Friday is also Bike To School Day. (Remember when kids walked and rode their bikes to school!!!???) Being a teacher, I guess this means I get to ride my bike two days in a row. Yay me! All this comes just before the monthly NELA Critical Mass Ride on Friday at 7pm. (Something tells me I should really get around to fixing the brakes on my bike…)