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If you have the privilege of living close to your job, you may be able to change your way of commuting from car to bicycle. Bicycle commuting has several advantages to offer and is a great way to conserve our natural resources, lower pollution and save money. Even if you only bike to work on occasion, every bit helps.

Many people find that biking to work is a great way to get exercise. It not only saves them the cost of fuel, it saves a gym membership. In addition, bikers rarely face problems with traffic jams. They usually can easily maneuver through traffic and may arrive as quickly as car commuters.

Most buses have bicycle racks built onto the front so that both you and your bike can ride and reduce the bicycle commute by several miles. This option may work best for you.

You should begin by making preparations before the first day you bike to work. You need a way to carry everything that is needed for work and keep it dry and protected. One of the best ways is to choose what bicycle delivery persons in San Francisco use, messenger bags. A laptop messenger bag will keep your computer dry and protected during our commute. It will also protect the laptop from any scratches during the day.

You may also want to pick up a few extra messenger bags for the bike. They are nice for spur of the moment purchases such as sale digital cameras or transporting items you will need when you get home such as ATV parts.

As we spend more time on planet earth, we learn that resources are truly limited. The resources that are available are becoming very expensive. We all need to do our own part in conservation of our remaining natural resources for generations that will follow.

Additionally, biking to work is a good way to save our money. Biking one day a week saves 20 percent of our fuel used for commuting. Three days per week saves 60 percent and every day saves 100 percent of the money we pay for fuel.

Following are some useful tips for saving on fuel costs for your car -

Check the air pressure on your tires: Keep the air pressure on all the 4 wheels at the recommended levels. Under-inflated tires are a drag on your fuel efficiency.

Check your speed: Most cars are built for operating within 60-70 kilometers per hour. If you don’t maintain this range and drive over this range, then you are decreasing the fuel efficiency of your car.

Use of Cruise Control: Use cruise control while driving on the highways or on long stretches. This helps keep your fuel consumption at a lower level by keeping your speed constant.

Reduce Idling: If you are in an idle position for more than 15-20 seconds, then idling uses more fuel than it would take to restart the engine. If you need to stop your car for more than 15-20 seconds, then it would be better to switch off the engine.

Plan your trip in advance: Plan your trip before hand and use a good GPS system so that you can use the shortest routes and also use less congested routes.

Watch the weight you are carrying: Remove un-necessary items from your car if you don’t need them. Heavier the car, more fuel it needs to accelerate.

Maintenance: Keep your car in top condition by regular repairs and maintenance as per schedule. This helps in saving fuel.

Carpooling: Try the option of carpooling with your colleagues or your neighbors. Rotate carpooling amongst yourselves.

Public Transit or bikes: Try using the public transit or bike for short trips, like going to a corner store etc.

Try working from home: Check with your employer if they have an option for you to work from home at least for one or two days in a week.

Breaking: Don’t be hard on your brakes. Hard breaking causes you to lose on fuel efficiency

Be wise while using additional attachments such as battery chargers,air conditioners etc, these suck power and hence require more fuel.

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