But there are no pop songs about bicycles…
Interesting bill to be introduced to the US Congress to promote commuting by bicycle:
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) will join bike advocates on Thursday, March 15, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington D.C., to introduce the Bike Commuter Act. The bill would amend a section of the IRS code to include bicycles in the definition of transportation covered by fringe benefits. If passed, it would provide strong financial incentives for employees to bike to work. Cycling is already known to be a clean, healthy and efficient mode of transportation.
Will be interesting to see how this evolves in the land of ‘Cars’.
I must admit I feel some guilt for not commuting by bicycle, my main excuses being the danger (both from traffic and pollution) inherent in cycling in central London and the (rainy/unpredictable) weather. Not sure how much I would need to overcome these factors. I guess I could consider hedging the weather risk and put a price on this component, but I’m not sure how to price the danger component.
