My boss at school comes sometimes by bike to work. It’s a 3.5 km ride and she does it purely for the exercise. Another lunch lady was shocked how somebody could possibly cycle so far. Far? I could not help but say ‘that’s the attitude of somebody who never walks or cycles!’ She also said that she’d be a lot less busy if she did not have a car. And she is the one that freaks out having to walk from her doorstep to the car in -30 degree C – because it’s freezing cold. I’m afraid there’s too many people like her in this city, in this province, in this country, in some other countries such as the USA. Persons like her have weird opinions about very simple things in life.
Obviously, if she hopped on a bike now or walked for 3.5 km she’d be pretty exhausted because her body does not have those muscles. People like her don’t seem to understand that all things are difficult before they get easy. But people like her are also the ones that complain about the bad bus service even though they never take the bus. Oooh, I wished people like her would wake up, give it a try for a month or so and realize it’s not that bad. Not to say it’s better than living in your damn car.
There’s been a very interesting article on David Suzuki’s website bout Vancouver showing that change is possible – but the more pitch in the better. http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/science-matters/2010/10/making-cities-more-livable-may-save-the-world/
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