Nowdays, there are many ways to commute such as bus, subway, and taxi which provide various advatages for people. Some people may prefer to riding bicycles because it helps to improve people's health while rolling pedals. However, I think it is much better to use other transportations becuase bycycle is not appropriate in commuting due to it's dagerous and demanding characteristics.
First of all, bycycle is too demanding and time-consuming. If people choose bicycle to go to the workplace, it would take at least twice or 3 times much longer than other methods. What is more, it is needless to say that riding is laborious which would have a negative effect on working time due to over-releasion of energy. For instance, according to a recent research, 75% of workers answered that they would not choose bicycle when they have to select only one vehicle to commute. Also, many companies discourage workers to commute by cycle which decreases productivity.
Also, it is really dangerous to ride bicycle especially in commuting time. It is no wonder that the road is overcrowded with car, bus and people when commuting. It makes drivers who have to fastly arrive at the job place sensitive and annoyed which causes them to ride violently. In this situation, the most dangerous commuter is cyclist. This is because they are not well seen by drivers and also, they have no protective apparatus like resistant glass, cousion, or strong metal. For example, when I was a secondary school student, I have used bicycle to go to the school for about one month to keep my health. Unfortunately, I had a sudden accident with a car when turning at the corner. It happened when I try to insert my cycle in a small space in where many cars were tangled with each other. And I had to go to the hospital instead of school with my broken legs but the driver who conflicted with me had no damage but just a small scratch at the side of the car.
On the whole, I strongly believe that bicycle is not proper to commuting. Since it is not effective in the aspects of time and energy. In additon, people are more likely to be in dagerous situation by commuting with bicycle. |