Sep 23, 2008 -
Why bicycles are more expensive to drive than Ferraris
You're skpetical? Read on.
The other day I took about a 30 mile bike trip down the California coast south of Santa Cruz. Beautiful country, beautiful day. But by the time I got back towards home, I was ravenously hungry and stopped at the Paradise Cafe in Capitola for lunch. Big juicy BLT (they make a killer sandwich with plenty of thick bacon, avacodo, grilled buttered rye toast, side of slaw and a snappy lemonade.) The bill came to $14.58.
That's almost .50 cents a mile folks! The automotive equivalent of 8 miles per gallon! I could be driving a new Maserati for that kind of operating expense.
True, true my bike only cost 1/150th of the Maserati, but presuming I had won the lottery, the Maserati would still be cheaper to drive down the coast roads.
Yes, I could have nibbled on saltine crackers and an energy bar, and got my MPG down to a Toyota Yaris level. But life is short. Besides, I figured with all that exercise I could afford to tackle those delicious bacon strips without having to hit the Cholesterol Pump-Out Station at the back of the bar.
So next time someone guilt trips you over the gas-hog you drive, tell them about my bicycle and how it's depleting the earth's resources---not gas, but bacon, which comes from cows, which produce methane (don't they EVER) which contributes to global warming.
it's getting harder and harder to be virtuous in this world.
