She also noted that this is the first bicycle boom since the advent of the e-bike. (Gretchen Reynolds recently reported on studies looking at whether electrically assisted bikes are safe and if they actually provide good exercise.) Dr. Savan has also noticed in recent months that the lines between recreational and transportation uses of bikes are blurring, another sign that the national interest in cycling might persist. “People will now take a nice route to go on their errands to get some exercise or some pleasure along the way,” she said. Many of those people, she said, have discovered that bicycles are more effective than cars for those short trips.

Source: New York Times September 18, 2020 21:45 UTC