I started commuting by bike 42 years ago at age 15 to my first job and have done so ever since.

Reasons for starting:

No license

No car.

Broke.

Hated bumming rides and being dependent.

As a teenager I was a counter-culture, anti-authority, eco freak, long haired, hippie who loved drafting the school buses to high school and showing up virtually everywhere on a bike.

I love the feeling, the exhiliration, the rush of riding a bike.

Reasons for still commuting after 42 years-

I got really fast and fit on the bike and there's a certain kind of pride and vanity involved that I can't seem to jettison.

I HATE SITTING IN TRAFFIC IN A CAR. It feels like the biggest waste of time, resources and money ever.

I'm cheap and it saves me tons of money.

For about an hour and a half of each working day I feel like I am on vacation.

I love the feeling, the exhiliration, the rush of riding a bike.