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As if you need one Good Reason To Ride, here are more than 40 good reasons for bicycling.

1. Bicycles Increase Mobility For Those Who Don’t Have Access To Motor Transport.
2. Bikes Increase Mobility For Those Who Don’t Qualify To Drive A Car.
3. Bicycles Increase Mobility For Those Who Can’t Afford Motor Transport.
4. Bikes Increase Mobility For Those Who Don’t Want To Drive Motor Vehicles.
5. You Get Exercise Form Bicycling
6. Save Travel Money By Biking
7. Reduce Stress
8. Biking Is Therapeutic For The Mind & Spirit
9. Cycling Is Therapeutic For The Body
10. Your commute will be the best part of your day instead of the worst part of your day.
11. Cycling Improves Self-Esteem
12. Save On The Membership To A Health Club, Get Your Exercise Bicycling To Work
13. Cycling Is Low Impact On The Body
14. Cycling Is Low Impact On The Environment
15. Bicycling In Your Neighborhood Is A Great Way To Meet Your Neighbors
16. Camaraderie of Cyclists Makes It A Great Way To Meet A Nice Stranger With A Similar Interest
17. Bicyclist Can Ignore the Traffic Reports
18. Feel the Self-satisfaction Of Biking Past A Traffic Jam In The Bike Lane.
19. Predictable Commute Time
20. Easier Parking
21. Cheaper Parking
22. Leaving Your Car At Home Provide A Parking Space For Someone Less Fortunate
23. If You Are Lazy, Your Bicycle Provides Door-To-Door Transport (You Don’t Have To Walk Across A Vast Parking Lot)
24. Reduce Demand For Parking Lots
25. Reduce Energy Consumption (see below)
26. Reduce Air Pollution — Bicyclist Emit Few Gases
27. Reduce Water Pollution — Bikes Don’t Drip Brake Fluid, Anti-Freeze, Transmission Fluid, Etc.
28. Reduce Noise Pollution — Even Without A Muffler Bikes Are Quiet
29. Reduces Road Wear — Even If Cyclist Feel Like They Have The Weight Of The World On Their Shoulders.
30. Prevent and protest the sanctioned murder of responsible citizens.
31. Bikes Small Profile Reduce Congestion
32. Reduce Need To Lay Additonal Asphalt And Concrete
33. Easier to Vary Your Route By Bicycle
34. Bicycling Improve Cardiar-Vascular Health
35. Better muscle tone, bone mass improvement, clearer skin
36. Healthier People Have Lower Health Care Expenses
37. The Exercise Increase Your Productivity At Work
38. Increased Bike Uses Generates Bike Facilities Which Increase Property Values
39. Bicycling Gives You More Fresh Air Than A Sauna And You Can Still Sweat And Clean Your Pores
40. Bike Commuting Is A License To Dress Weird And Still Feel Smug
41. Urban Cycling Keeps You Humble
42. Biking Is Virtually Life Long Activity
43. Bicycling Can Be Enjoyed In A Wide Variety Of Topography
44. Cycling Can Be Enjoyed In A Wide Variety Of Climates
45. Bicycles Are A Great Means To See The World
46. Bicycling is cool.
47. Biking Is fun.