Recyclable Bikes?
I was reading this article today on CNN about this guy in London who figured out how to build a bicycle out of cardboard. The market is for people who don’t want to spend a lot on a bike that might get stolen and hopefully make it cheap enough so that someone won’t even want to steal the bike. Additionally the concept would be to replace the cardboard frame every 6 months.
Now CNN has put this in a very green aspect but I’m torn on how I feel about that. Yes, making biking an affordable and secure mode of transportation helps with all the negative impacts that cars have on the environment. However, replacing an entire bike frame every 6 months can’t be ideal either. I realize we aren’t living in an ideal world, if we were this blog wouldn’t exist. Perhaps this is just a step, but is it the right one? We get away from the infamous carbon footprint, but is generating more waste better?
Just some thoughts I had on the topic today. Not an answer or something that we can do, but perhaps something to think about as we do look at the changes we are making.
On another transportation note, and an upcoming post will feature this, I have been taking the train into work every day and loving it. I’ve been living here for 4 weeks now and have yet to go to the gas station to fill up. Especially nice when gas is over $4 a gallon.
Tags: environment, green, transportation