Why Bicycle To Work?

Save Money: Bicycle commuting is 40 times less expensive than car travel. In addition, many insurance companies offer lower rates to those who do not use a car for commuting.

Save Time: Mounting traffic congestion causes auto trip time to increase while travel time for cycle-commuters generally remains
constant.

Improve Your Health: Cycling is excellent exercise and over
time will help benefit a person’s cardiovascular system, improve muscle tone, and aid in weight loss.

Improve the Environment: It is estimated that 70% to 90% of local air pollutants are caused by motor vehicle travel. Bicycles pro-duce no adverse environmental impacts – they are quiet, use no fossil fuels, and emit no pollutants.

Enjoy your commute: Cycle-commuters feel a sense of independence and accomplishment from moving under their own power.

How to Start?

Determine if your commute is within bicycling distance: The average distance that people travel to work is about 10 miles. More than half of the trips to work are 5 miles or less, which is considered an ideal distance for bicycle commuting.

Contact TransOptions, a not-for-profit Transportation Management Association, dedicated to developing and providing mobility options for those who live or work in northern New Jersey. TransOptions' matching system can register a bicyclist's skill level as novice or advanced, and then search a database for a likely bicycle route to work and/or to find a "biking buddy".