A Safe Way To Help

 

Moretti, Wendel. Low Angle Photo of Man Riding Bicycle. Pexels, 4 Feb. 2019,

     www.pexels.com/photo/low-angle-photo-of-man-riding-bicycle-1869643/.

     Accessed 9 Dec. 2020. 

    This week, I read “What You Can Do To Help Prevent Climate Change, According To

Experts”, which is an article that focuses on how things we do as everyday humans affect the

Earth, how important climate change really is and ways we can help prevent it as much as

possible. I found that the main idea of this article is what you can do to help put a stop to climate

change.

    One idea that I found interesting was how in New York City, lawmakers increased the on-street

bike network by 330 miles, making it easier for commuter to opt for a greener way of getting

around the metropolis.

    I thought it was interesting because it is such a simple thing to be done yet so helpful towards

the environment, with so many people nowadays driving to their destinations the more gases

that come from your exhaust are dispersed into the air. So I find that by adding more biking

areas on the roadways and making it safer creates an immense opportunity for people to want

to bike to work or to their lunch date than drive. 

    I agree with this idea because it is a safe way to get involved with helping your climate/

environment. And with thousands of people driving all the time you can imagine just how

many nasty gases are in our air, polluting.

    One piece of evidence that supports my view comes from another article I found. It states

that "The most recent American Community Survey 5-year estimates covering the years

2013-2017 show that about 872,000 people, or 0.6% of all workers in the United States, bike

to work". This supports my view because it is showing just how many people do decide to

take that extra step to help preserve the Earth. Deciding to exercise their way to work, instead

of polluting the air with thousands of others. 

    Another piece of evidence that supports my view is from the same article from above, it is

from the cite United States Census Bureau.  It states that “Biking to work is more common

inside the principal cities of metropolitan areas (metros) than outside principal cities and outside

metros”. Meaning it is more likely for people who live in cities or larger towns to bike to work/

their activities, than someone who has to travel a farther distance to get to work.  This supports

my view because it is showing that the city communities actually do use their bike lanes that

have been painted on the pavement for their safe traveling to work. 

    I find that adding more bike lanes onto roadways is a great way to help prevent climate

change, it is lessening the chances of cars being turned on for the day and upping the opportunity

for bikes to be pulled out. But why is this important, why do we care about stupid bike lanes?

Well, climate itself plays such a big role in our lives, it controls whether we can grow crops for

food or not, and even what we wear for the day. But our climate is also affected by the

atmosphere, a layer of gases, when there becomes a development of too much greenhouse gases

they get trapped in Earth's “bubble”. Creating the Earth to get hotter. But what are greenhouses

gases so we can try to stay away from them as much as possible? They could include things like

carbon dioxide, methane and ozone, water vapour, nitrous oxides and fluorinated gases.

Works Cited

Burrows, Michael. "May 17 Is National Bike to Work Day." United States Census Bureau, 14 May 2019, www.census.gov/library/stories/

2019/05/younger-workers-in-cities-more-likely-to-bike-to-work.html#:~:text=May%2017%20is%20National%20Bike%20to%20Work%20Day%20and%20events,S0801)%2C%20bike

%20to%20work. Accessed 9 Dec. 2020.

Moretti, Wendel. Low Angle Photo of Man Riding Bicycle. Pexels, 4 Feb. 2019, www.pexels.com/photo/low-angle-photo-of-man-riding-

bicycle-1869643/. Accessed 9 Dec. 2020.

"Why Is Climate Important?" National Centre for Atmospheric Science, ncas.ac.uk/learn/why-is-climate-important/#:~:text=Climate%20affects%20nearly%20every%20aspect,conditions%20in%20any%20particular%20place.

Accessed 9 Dec. 2020.