Something about the joy of riding makes the sweating not so bad. Then again, as long as you’re moving you’ve got that breeze going…it’s the stopping that sucks. Good reason to skip work and just keep riding all day.

Luckily, for the past 1.5 years, I have been driving/biking against the traffic.

Since my car habit recently threw itself (by the car throwing a rod and the engine self-destructing), I usually ride the bike down the hill to the bus stop and take two routes in to work and then ride from Emory University to Avondale Station (about 3-4 miles, I think) and ride one of two bus routes home.

Let me tell you, Atlanta is hilly, humid, and hot so it’s no wonder we’re car (that would be air-conditioned chariot) fanatics.

In my experience, I (unfortunately) only see alot of change when it hits people in the wallte. I suggest we continue to tax our gasoline even more, assess higher taxes to inefficient automobiles, and charge tolls while we increase mass transit. Provide an alternative, but make driving too inconvenient and too expensive.

Maybe it is time for San Fran residents to rethink their choice of transportation. Or does San Fran really deserve their Gold status?