Bicyclist, Transit Rider and Car Driver To Compete in
Commuter
Race
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In celebration of Bike Month, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater
Philadelphia will be hosting the Sixth Annual Commuter Race between a
bicyclist, a car driver and a transit rider. On Wednesday, May 26th, the
competition will test the theory that a bicyclist who commutes four
miles or less in Philadelphia will generally arrive before, or within a
few minutes of, other commuters during rush hour.
Regardless of who comes in first, the bicycle commute has a winning
combination of being affordable, healthy and a sustainable method of
commuting to work.
The race begins at the corner of Frankford
Ave and Master Street in the Kensington neighborhood at 8:00 a.m. and
will end at the SW corner of 15th and Market Streets 15 - 25 minutes
after the start of the race.
All race participants must obey the rules of the road. This year the
Bicycle Ambassadors, Philadelphia's bicycle safety outreach team, will
ride along with each race participant to verify that the rules of the
road were followed. The racers are as follows:
Bicyclist: Pat Cunnane, President of Fuji Bicycles
SEPTA rider: Nisha Mitchell
Driver: Beth Mohan Resta, ZipCar Marketing Manager, car provided
by ZipCar
Commuter Cost
Analysis
Daily Cost
Bicycle: $0.00
SEPTA:
$4.00 (or $2.90 with two tokens)
Car: $19.66*
*Parking $15.50 (rate at 1300 Market Street
garage) plus $4.16 mileage (based on AAA estimated costs of $.52 per
mile)
Yearly Cost
Car: $10,943
(According to AAA,
the average cost of owning and maintaining a new car is $7,823 per year
plus $3,120 in parking (based on a monthly rate at 1300 Market Street
garage).)
SEPTA: $936
($78 per month for a city Transpass)
Bicycle: $260
($500
every four years for a new bike plus annual maintenance of $135)
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The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is a 1,600-member organization that makes bicycling better by promoting the bicycle as a healthy, low-cost and environmentally friendly form of transportation and recreation. bicyclecoalition.org
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