Comments on: School’s In Session — Listen Up! http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/08/21/schools-in-session-listen-up/ Bike Your Drive! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: In The Spin http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/08/21/schools-in-session-listen-up/#comment-18877 In The Spin Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:25:38 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1249#comment-18877 [...] of us around here are big fans of encouraging school-age children (and their parents) to ride bicycles to school…it gives kids much-needed exercise and helps teach them that it IS possible to live car-lite. [...] [...] of us around here are big fans of encouraging school-age children (and their parents) to ride bicycles to school…it gives kids much-needed exercise and helps teach them that it IS possible to live car-lite. [...]

]]> By: i didn’t say it would be a GOOD story http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/08/21/schools-in-session-listen-up/#comment-18561 i didn’t say it would be a GOOD story Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:51 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1249#comment-18561 [...] I’m sort of dreading the rain and wind, but nevertheless committed to our non-car dependent lifestyle. [...] [...] I’m sort of dreading the rain and wind, but nevertheless committed to our non-car dependent lifestyle. [...]

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/08/21/schools-in-session-listen-up/#comment-15047 Ghost Rider Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:45:19 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1249#comment-15047 MarkR -- no grief from me: a good education for your kids is far more important than an eco-friendly commute. We're lucky in that our local public school is both diverse and has a good educational record... Of course, the above article does NOT apply to everyone. There are plenty of folks who live too far away or have too many commitments to take the time out to walk or ride to school. Nevertheless, there are still MORE folks out there who should seriously consider these transportation alternatives. Sioux -- awesome! I'll have to point out those serious math errors to that "faux nerd" Punisher (who lives right down the street from me). Ha ha! MarkR — no grief from me: a good education for your kids is far more important than an eco-friendly commute. We’re lucky in that our local public school is both diverse and has a good educational record…

Of course, the above article does NOT apply to everyone. There are plenty of folks who live too far away or have too many commitments to take the time out to walk or ride to school. Nevertheless, there are still MORE folks out there who should seriously consider these transportation alternatives.

Sioux — awesome! I’ll have to point out those serious math errors to that “faux nerd” Punisher (who lives right down the street from me). Ha ha!

]]> By: siouxgeonz http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/08/21/schools-in-session-listen-up/#comment-15044 siouxgeonz Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:16:47 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1249#comment-15044 PUnisher is the worst kind of faux nerd - s/he-it got the formulas both wrong. Radius is half the diameter, as in radiating out from the middle instead of dissecting the circle :) C = pi times the diameter. (pi r squared is area.) PUnisher is the worst kind of faux nerd – s/he-it got the formulas both wrong.

Radius is half the diameter, as in radiating out from the middle instead of dissecting the circle :)

C = pi times the diameter. (pi r squared is area.)

]]> By: Palm Beach Bike Tours http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/08/21/schools-in-session-listen-up/#comment-15042 Palm Beach Bike Tours Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:31:19 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1249#comment-15042 Thanks to <a href="http://www.yehudamoon.com/" rel="nofollow">bike comic Yehuda Moon</a>, I'm really looking forward to the day when my four-year-old can take the <a href="http://www.workcycles.com/workbike/bicycles/deredding-tricycles/de-redding-kdv-tricycle.html" rel="nofollow">bicycle bus</a> to school. We're very fortunately in that we live two blocks from the elemntary school and half a mile from the middle school and about a mile from the high school. So, he can bike everywhere he needs to go for at least the next 12 years. One of the high school students at my church is a hardcore bicycle commuter. He turns 16 in October and I hope he'll take my advice: get a license, not a car. Every year he delays getting a car is thousands of dollars he isn't spending on everything that comes along with the car. Really, even if he bums a ride everywhere and always pays for the driver's gas, he'll come out hundreds of dollars a head and, as long as he is buying the gas, will be the driver's best friend. —Matt Thanks to bike comic Yehuda Moon, I’m really looking forward to the day when my four-year-old can take the bicycle bus to school.

We’re very fortunately in that we live two blocks from the elemntary school and half a mile from the middle school and about a mile from the high school. So, he can bike everywhere he needs to go for at least the next 12 years.

One of the high school students at my church is a hardcore bicycle commuter. He turns 16 in October and I hope he’ll take my advice: get a license, not a car. Every year he delays getting a car is thousands of dollars he isn’t spending on everything that comes along with the car.

Really, even if he bums a ride everywhere and always pays for the driver’s gas, he’ll come out hundreds of dollars a head and, as long as he is buying the gas, will be the driver’s best friend.

—Matt

]]> By: MarkR http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/08/21/schools-in-session-listen-up/#comment-15041 MarkR Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:15:39 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1249#comment-15041 excuse me I meant Ghost rider not Iron man excuse me I meant Ghost rider not Iron man

]]> By: MarkR http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/08/21/schools-in-session-listen-up/#comment-15040 MarkR Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:14:18 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1249#comment-15040 While I feel, I had a hand in giving iron man the idea for the article, by previous comments. Your welcome Iron man. I need to come clean, regarding the fact this won't work for my family, even though my sons public elementary school that he would have attended is less than 2 miles from my house. My wife and I feel Public schools have deteriorated to such a horrible level we've decided to put our kindegartner in private school. Sure we could have tried to change some things localy, but decided it wasn't worth the effort because right now its a loosing battle because of special interest such as LULAC and ACLU that have screwed our public schools and teachers. Our conclusion was why fight a loosing battle when we can go down the road and get the quality education, structure and discipline we require of our school and our children deserve. And a surprise bonus, ethnic diversity that will benefit our children cultural education. this also means for me and my bike, that 2 of my bike commute days just got slammed with driving our son 8 miles to school and about 3 additional miles because its out of the way. Sad day for my bike miles, good day for the family. Well worth it for a quality education we require of our schools but can't get from public schools. I'd drive 3 times as far if I had to to get to this school. While I feel, I had a hand in giving iron man the idea for the article, by previous comments. Your welcome Iron man. I need to come clean, regarding the fact this won’t work for my family, even though my sons public elementary school that he would have attended is less than 2 miles from my house.

My wife and I feel Public schools have deteriorated to such a horrible level we’ve decided to put our kindegartner in private school. Sure we could have tried to change some things localy, but decided it wasn’t worth the effort because right now its a loosing battle because of special interest such as LULAC and ACLU that have screwed our public schools and teachers. Our conclusion was why fight a loosing battle when we can go down the road and get the quality education, structure and discipline we require of our school and our children deserve. And a surprise bonus, ethnic diversity that will benefit our children cultural education.

this also means for me and my bike, that 2 of my bike commute days just got slammed with driving our son 8 miles to school and about 3 additional miles because its out of the way. Sad day for my bike miles, good day for the family. Well worth it for a quality education we require of our schools but can’t get from public schools. I’d drive 3 times as far if I had to to get to this school.

]]> By: Bob http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/08/21/schools-in-session-listen-up/#comment-15038 Bob Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:47:27 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1249#comment-15038 Kids learn from their parents. So if mom and dad always have an excuse to drive and not ride or walk, why should they be any different? Parents need to set the example by reducing their driving. Check out http://carfreedays.com/. It is about parents setting an example by doing and they include the kids. Kids learn from their parents. So if mom and dad always have an excuse to drive and not ride or walk, why should they be any different? Parents need to set the example by reducing their driving.

Check out http://carfreedays.com/. It is about parents setting an example by doing and they include the kids.

]]> By: Iron Man http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/08/21/schools-in-session-listen-up/#comment-15032 Iron Man Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:50:50 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1249#comment-15032 I grew up in suburban Detroit, so yeah I did walk in the snow. We could have a foot of snow down and school still wouldn't be canceled. We weren't allowed to short cut over the frozen ponds either. The safety monitors with the orange sashes were out of class before the rest of us. They stood along the many routes waiting to nab you for doing bad. I grew up in suburban Detroit, so yeah I did walk in the snow. We could have a foot of snow down and school still wouldn’t be canceled. We weren’t allowed to short cut over the frozen ponds either. The safety monitors with the orange sashes were out of class before the rest of us. They stood along the many routes waiting to nab you for doing bad.

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/08/21/schools-in-session-listen-up/#comment-15030 Ghost Rider Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:18:06 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1249#comment-15030 Iron Man is a Missouri resident...so I'll bet he's not fibbing about the hills and snow!!! Iron Man is a Missouri resident…so I’ll bet he’s not fibbing about the hills and snow!!!

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