Getting paid to do something that’s massively beneficial to your health? (…I squint at your post and notice euros & kms…) ohhhh.
Here in the US I had a past employer with medical benefits that charged you more if you were a smoker or didn’t engage with their wellness training. Almost the same, right? /s
Distance-wise, I could totally ride my bike to work. The shorter, more level route is only like 4km. But those kms are through American suburbia & neighboring commercial areas. And I would be the only bicycle they would see all day while angrily driving and texting in their 3-ton vehicle going 50mph(80km/h)+ on multi-lane roads.
Yeah I rode via the main road once as a test ride, no thanks. A bus, followed by a truck, followed by a farm tractor on a part without bike lane.
Like a third of my bike lane of 8,8 miles is dirt/gravel road but it’s fine. It being more difficult doesn’t matter when it’s without cars.
Also, not to be an asshole but I get to keep my tax money 🙈 big daddy government so kind to me. My end of year bonus’ personal income tax, employee and employer social contribution are spent on my e-bike. Took one of 10k USD because it costs me only… nothing. If I went with car then i would receive 1000 USD less over the span of 3 years.
On top of that, the car would cost like 4k dollars a year on loss of resale value, taxes, maintenance and gas.
Getting paid to do something that’s massively beneficial to your health? (…I squint at your post and notice euros & kms…) ohhhh.
Here in the US I had a past employer with medical benefits that charged you more if you were a smoker or didn’t engage with their wellness training. Almost the same, right? /s
Distance-wise, I could totally ride my bike to work. The shorter, more level route is only like 4km. But those kms are through American suburbia & neighboring commercial areas. And I would be the only bicycle they would see all day while angrily driving and texting in their 3-ton vehicle going 50mph(80km/h)+ on multi-lane roads.
Yeah I rode via the main road once as a test ride, no thanks. A bus, followed by a truck, followed by a farm tractor on a part without bike lane.
Like a third of my bike lane of 8,8 miles is dirt/gravel road but it’s fine. It being more difficult doesn’t matter when it’s without cars.
Also, not to be an asshole but I get to keep my tax money 🙈 big daddy government so kind to me. My end of year bonus’ personal income tax, employee and employer social contribution are spent on my e-bike. Took one of 10k USD because it costs me only… nothing. If I went with car then i would receive 1000 USD less over the span of 3 years.
On top of that, the car would cost like 4k dollars a year on loss of resale value, taxes, maintenance and gas.
Ah, I almost feel guilty.