Most governments nowadays are encouraging the using of bicycles around the cities than the use of the cars, this concept has been provided in more than one country and some cities are now using bicycles more than cars in cities like Amsterdam, Brussels, and Bern. There are a lot of factors that force the government to give such an advice because bikes are much safer than cars, It’s easier to finance a new bicycle than a new car, bicycles also don’t produce pollution as cars do, and because bicycles are much healthier and can help you burn calories and maintain a good health and body shape.
Cars has a lot of disadvantages, the main disadvantage is the speed. A lot of people lose their life or kill someone due to speed. In the U.S, on average in 2012, 92 people were killed on the roadways everyday, in 30.800 fatal accidents and crashes during the year. There are plenty of other disadvantages for example that cars nowadays are too expensive and not everyone could afford buying a car, and that cars are a main factor of pollution in many cities especially in USA. Cars also cause jams during rush hours therefore people are late to wherever they are going and coming from so If using a bicycle or public transportation such as underground you will reach your destination faster even in the rush hours. Also more fuel and fossil are consumed as more
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If we look at countries who use more bicycles than cars we can see that all people are happy and healthy as they’re playing sports in an indirect way. Also bicycles are so much cheaper than cars therefore anyone could afford it and it also saves much time to get to wherever you want to go. So buying and using a bicycle is so much better than buying a car, firstly for your safety and safety of others, and also it’s healthier for you and for the whole