Bike includes compartment for kids to ride in; 'We wanted to be more intentional with our time, our relationships, our energy and our ecological footprint'
Deciding to sell the family car for an eco-friendlier electric cargo bike, complete with a compartment for his children to ride in, is something Ogilvie says at first took a bit of getting used to.“We ditched the car for several reasons. The environmental aspect was only part of the picture. The main reason was shifting to a slower pace of life,” Ogilvie said.
“Driving cars makes us grumpy. Riding bikes makes us happy. Cars are loud, expensive and dangerous with motor vehicle collisions being a leading cause of death for children.” “The biggest opportunity for reducing household GHG emissions is ditching the private automobile,” Ogilvie said. “If we're going to mitigate the impact and extent of climate change, from our perspective, we don't see a future where every family owns a private automobile.”
Mike Darmon, director and advocacy chair of the Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation, says the transportation system has been geared specifically for cars for so long that people are just so used to being in cars all of the time.“The city’s Transportation Master Plan highlights data on car use in Guelph finding that a vast majority of trips are less than five kilometres. Some are even way less than that. And of course, these trips are achievable by walking or biking.
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