Hi guys! I would like to start this thread about bicycling for transportation!
I have never owned a car. This is mainly because I love cycling and Holland is Cycle Country Par Excellence! Also, public transport in Holland is very good. Every morning I cycle to the train station to go to work and when I have to run errands or go grocery shopping, I take my bike!
When I lived in Los Angeles, I did the same thing. I bought an old beach cruiser bicycle, put my laptop in the basket on the front of it and cycled to work, to the beach, to the shops, everywhere! It was so much more dangerous though than in Holland, people in cars are not used to having to take cyclists into account, so you have to be very vigilant!
Do you ever use your bike to go to work or for running errands or visiting friends? Is it dangerous where you live to ride a bike? Have there been initiatives to make your city more bike-friendly?