Fight Climate Change : Avoid As Many Motorized Vehicle Commutes As You Can.

Avoid As Many Motorized Vehicle Commutes As You Can. Commit to riding a skateboard 1 out of 10 times that you would normally use a motorized vehicle for commutes of distance's of 2 miles or less.

Transport statistics bear out the following facts:

-40% of commutes in America are 2 miles or less

- 90% of these trips are by automobile

-24% of Americas carbon dioxide emissions come from motorized vehicles

-Driving releases 20 lbs. of carbon dioxide per gallon of gas

-If one out of ten car commuters switched to a skateboard CO2 emissions would be reduced 25.4 million tons per year

-The cost of operating a car per year is $5,170.00

-The cost of operating a skateboard is $0.00

-Skateboards require no parking space

-1000 Skateboards can be produced for the same energy and resources required to build 1 medium sized car

- If 1 million people replaced a 2 mile car trip once per week with a skateboard ride CO2 emissions could be reduced by 50,000 tons per year

-We encourage you to consider a skateboard on your next commute for 2 miles or less

Fight climate change. Avoid as many motorized vehicle commutes as you can. Remember that the definition of fitness is strength + endurance + balance. A skateboard provides all three during your commute. Hand drawn trailers by skateboard commuting dwarf the carrying capacity of a back pack. A hand drawn trailer while skateboard commuting can carry 70 lbs. and still be quite mobile.



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