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Americans Buy More Bikes Than Cars

Posted by Janelle Nanos on May 27, 2009
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As May draws to a close, there are only a few lingering days left of Bike Month, and some good news on the bike front. It turns out that in the first quarter of 2009, Americans bought more bikes than cars, about 2.6 million vs. 2.5 million, according to Dennis Markatos, founder of Sustainable Energy Transition, in a blog on the Huffington Post.

Markatos says that even though the economic downturn has also impacted bike sales (they’re down 30 percent from last year) they’re still doing better than car sales (which are currently down 35 percent). What does that mean for Americans? More exercise, less CO2 emissions, and more money in your pocket since you’re not paying for gas. So if you haven’t taken advantage of bike month to tune up your ride, why not try to do so before the month’s end?

Events are still happening this weekend in Sacramento, New York City, Colorado, Austin, and Greenville, among other cities. Visit  the calendar available at the League of American Bicyclists to find events in your area.

To get you inspired, we gathered the bicycle photos from our Intelligent Travel Flickr group. Get riding!
 

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  1. Shailendra
    May 28, 2009, 4:42 am

    Yeah, that’s because riding the bike gives more pleasure and style then car.
    Shail : Agra India

  2. David
    September 7, 2009, 5:47 pm

    Bike i popular among teenagers.Once they grow old they prefer Car.Cheap Motels

  3. Cheap Flights to Sydney
    November 12, 2009, 3:38 pm

    Yes,This very cheap to by the vehicle.Really great.Thanks..

  4. Maria
    February 24, 2010, 6:20 am

    I agree, too many Americans and Canadians are still addicted to 2 wheelers than 4 wheelers

  5. Davie Alvin
    January 12, 2011, 4:41 am

    This is both good and bad news. It’s great that bikes sales are up compared to cars sales because people will work out more and there will be less CO2 emissions, the bad news is that people may buy bikes because the cities are overcrowded with cars. Here at car rental Raleigh we decided to also rent bikes for those who can’t stand the awful city traffic.

  6. Daryl Sage
    January 19, 2011, 9:16 am

    I read an article which said that the number of car donations rose by 20% during Bike Month. If you add to that the fact that the number of bikes sold rose too, it means that this campaign actually worked.

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  8. Micheal73
    February 21, 2011, 3:39 am

    That was good concept accepted by American. Bikes is less emission of reducing toxic gas & provided better fuel economy.
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