Take 2 Wheels 2 Work on 2 October

Earlier this year, League of American Bicyclists President Andy Clarke testified before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming of the U.S. Congress and presented this compelling fact, gleaned from the Department of Transportation’s National Household Travel Survey:

“In our metropolitan areas, more than 40 percent of all trips are two miles or less – a very manageable bike ride – and more than one-quarter are just one mile or less.”

How many such trips are made in Savannah every day? Thousands? Easily. Tens of thousands? Probably. And, with Savannah’s flat terrain and the coming cooler weather, what counts as “a very manageable bike ride” is surely more than two miles. Imagine the positive impact on our community if more of these trips — including commutes — could be made by bicycle instead of by car!

On Oct. 2, Savannahians don’t have to settle for imagining this scenario, they can be a part of it. The SBC’s monthly 2 Wheels 2 Work commuting convoy will depart from Habersham Village Shopping Center at 7:30 a.m., bound for SCAD’s Ex Libris bookstore, where bicycle commuters will enjoy free coffee courtesy of Jittery Joe’s. As always, helmets are strongly encouraged. In the event of heavy rain, the ride will be rescheduled for Oct. 9.