Political Quotes

“Amendment No. 3074 would establish a Conserve by Bike Pilot Program in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as well as fund a research initiative on the potential energy savings of replacing car trips with bike trips. This program would fund 10 projects throughout the country, using education and marketing to convert car trips to bike trips. The research would document the energy conservation, air quality improvement, and public health benefits caused by increased bike trips. The goal is to conserve energy resources used in the transportation sector by turning some of our gas guzzling miles into bike rides. There is no single solution for our Nation's energy challenges. Every possible approach must be considered in order to solve our energy problems. Something as simple as traveling by bike instead of car can play an important role in reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Energy conservation does not have to be difficult: it can be as economical, healthy, and environmentally friendly as a bike ride. It would be unrealistic to expect Americans to make a substantial increase in the number of trips they make by bicycle. But even a tiny percentage of bike trips replacing our shorter car trips could make a significant difference in oil and gas consumption. Right now, less than one trip in one hundred, .88 percent, is by bicycle.”