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Florida is another state where walking and biking seem to be very minimal despite the excellent year-round weather. Funny how that works. The best pro-walking and biking areas tend to be in colder climes with a lot of rainy, foggy or freezing weather (NYC, DC, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland) while sunnier places like FL and California tend to be the least walkable and least bikeable.
It's too hot and humid to ride in Florida most of the year.I don't think your observation is that odd at all. People like to be outdoors more in temperate climates.
It's too hot and humid to ride in Florida most of the year.I don't think your observation is that odd at all. People like to be outdoors more in temperate climates.
According to city-data stats the climate is very moderate in Florida throughout the year. Not too hot and not too cold, except for the occasional hurricane on the coastal area. The problem is the the lack of bike-friendly infrastructure not the weather.
A mild, sunny climate is one of Florida's most important natural resources, making it a major tourist center and a retirement home for millions of transplanted northerners. Average annual temperatures range from 65° to 70°F (18° to 21°C) in the north, and from 74° to 77°F (23° to 25°C) in the southern peninsula and on the Keys...
According to city-data stats the climate is very moderate in Florida throughout the year. Not too hot and not too cold, except for the occasional hurricane on the coastal area. The problem is the the lack of bike-friendly infrastructure not the weather.
A mild, sunny climate is one of Florida's most important natural resources, making it a major tourist center and a retirement home for millions of transplanted northerners. Average annual temperatures range from 65° to 70°F (18° to 21°C) in the north, and from 74° to 77°F (23° to 25°C) in the southern peninsula and on the Keys...
What your forgetting is the impact that humidity has. While it might only be 75° one day, 80% humidity is going to make it feel much hotter, and much more unpleasant to do things outside, like ride your bike to work.
What your forgetting is the impact that humidity has. While it might only be 75° one day, 80% humidity is going to make it feel much hotter, and much more unpleasant to do things outside, like ride your bike to work.
Just like a homebody. You guys will make any excuse to avoid physical activity. Florida is not a desert. If it was then you might have a valid excuse but it isn't. It has fantastic mild weather year round. Your humidity excuse only applies to some days in summer when it might get bad enough to stay indoors but what about the rest of the year? What's the excuse then?
And Minneapolis or Amsterdam do not have 'temperate' weather. Many will bike in freezing, snowy or rainy winter. So that disproves your claim that people will only walk or bike when the weather is perfect. They ride because they have great biking facilities despite the poor weather.
Just like a homebody. You guys will make any excuse to avoid physical activity. Florida is not a desert. If it was then you might have a valid excuse but it isn't. It has fantastic mild weather year round. Your humidity excuse only applies to some days in summer when it might get bad enough to stay indoors but what about the rest of the year? What's the excuse then?
And Minneapolis or Amsterdam do not have 'temperate' weather. Many will bike in freezing, snowy or rainy winter. So that disproves your claim that people will only walk or bike when the weather is perfect. They ride because they have great biking facilities despite the poor weather.
Lol, making excuses? Maybe people would just rather drive? No, that can't possibly be it. Are you designating yourself to be everyone's high school gym teacher? "Not enough physical activity! Get on that bike!"
Guess what, people can both drive AND ride their bikes places! And they do! I drive pretty much 100% of my trips, and I also spend most of my recreational time walking, riding my bike at my favorite parks and trails and doing other outdoors activity. I enjoy that, and I don't really give a damn about what people like you have to say about it. Even in the places you've described, people do the same I do, all over the place. What is it to you whether people want to ride a bike or don't want to ride a bike, and whatever excuse they may have for it? Why not mind your own business and carry on with your own lifestyle choices?
Just like a homebody. You guys will make any excuse to avoid physical activity. Florida is not a desert. If it was then you might have a valid excuse but it isn't. It has fantastic mild weather year round.
ROTFL. Spoken like a man who has never been to South Florida.
Just like a homebody. You guys will make any excuse to avoid physical activity. Florida is not a desert. If it was then you might have a valid excuse but it isn't. It has fantastic mild weather year round. Your humidity excuse only applies to some days in summer when it might get bad enough to stay indoors but what about the rest of the year? What's the excuse then?
And Minneapolis or Amsterdam do not have 'temperate' weather. Many will bike in freezing, snowy or rainy winter. So that disproves your claim that people will only walk or bike when the weather is perfect. They ride because they have great biking facilities despite the poor weather.
I am a homebody but i drive a car because i can afford one and don't want to waste my time riding around a bicycle. i had a bicycle when i was 12, I've moved on.
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