A closer look
As much as it pains the average driver to admit, the guy in spandex blocking the intersection is actually saving the planet. By choosing pedal power over internal combustion, regular bicycle commuters in the United States alone prevent over two hundred million gallons of gasoline from being burned into the atmosphere every single year. It's a staggering logistical feat that drastically reduces urban carbon emissions, even if it comes at the steep psychological cost of making everyone else incredibly annoyed in traffic.
