Health is more important than Comfort | Let’s start using Bicycles for Better Environment

On March 31st, 2016 Google Netherlands displayed a YouTube video explaining the concept of self driving bicycles. Video displays a mind blowing idea in which bicycles has been designed in a manner than it can automatically reach the designated locations and help its owner to reach locations even more safely. As a surprise, It was concluded that content posted was a prank as it was April first next day and is known as April fool’s day. Google posted new video the very next day explaining the parody.

Although the idea was not true for the time being but jokes apart, capital of Netherlands, Amsterdam has been counted to have biggest users of bicycles. Every citizen of the place covers an estimated distance of Nine Hundred Kilometers per year which increases its math to be fifteen Billion kilometers in total annually. It was a fact of pride for Google Netherlands as Dutch team worked on this unique innovation which would have made a great impact on their own home country.

Working while cycling or giving babies their private time would be a thought would have never struck your mind if you haven’t seen the video clip. Yes! It was an idea of the company expressed in it. It doesn’t end just here, Google adjusted peddles on a same level to increase comfort while doing work and riding bicycle at the same time. The company plans helping parents from their daily hard duty towards the children. Working areas are being expanded. Non motor two wheeler were shown to be joining the league.

Cycling has an endless list of benefits. Improving subjective mood, reducing anxiety and stress have been some of them. Moreover, Traffic has been considered to be biggest mental nightmare for humanity. No one wants to drive when there is Soul-Crushing Scourge traffic and the only life saver in the situations is bicycles. So you may not be a health conscious person but Time is what matters to every existing human in this world.

Although cycling is a way of living a healthy life style but on the other hand cycling in streets can be more dangerous too. Bicycle accidents can result in serious and sometimes fatal injuries. As CEO of Google Nederland, Pim van der Feltz mentions that there have been almost 350,000 bike accidents as of March 2016, Google thinks more about safety measures while bicycling. Same can be seen in the video as the bicycle didn’t fall when a worker at Google tries to do so. 

Company’s parody can be good idea if brought into existence. This will bring revolution into bicycling after its formation. This sector needs a lot of work and time as an investment for making world a better place to live in. Promoting this product will be a great initiative to make people more aware of health perspective which would have more positive points if bicycles are used instead of motor vehicles like cars or motor bikes.