According to an infographic by Healthcare Management Degree, Americans drive everywhere.
The sedentary lifestyle of constantly sitting in a car either kills our pockets or our lives. Research says: “After tobacco, inactivity-related diseases are the number one killer in the US.”
But swapping to biking could change that.
The infographic ‘How Bikes Can Save Us’ states that 90 % of Americans drive to work, and 0.6% ride their bikes—despite the fact that 70% of the car trips are shorter than two miles.
50-90% of emissions are caused by automobiles, leaving one in two Americans to breathe highly-polluted air everyday—15% of all asthma cases are linked to living close to major roads.
With bikes: the average person may lose 13lbs in the first year of riding to work; fewer car accidents may happen; and there’d be cleaner air.
With 30 minutes of cycling, instead of driving, everyday—riders may save on petrol, and US$544 a year on medical costs.
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[via Healthecare Management Degree]
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