• Question: Which is better for the environment, walking or cycling?

    Asked by grew021ace to Olga, Madhumidha, Connor, Canice, Aruna, Anthony on 10 Mar 2020.
    • Photo: Connor McGookin

      Connor McGookin answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      Both are great but if I had to choose one, I’d say walking is slightly better cause it doesn’t require a bicycle to be built.

    • Photo: Aruna Chandrasekar

      Aruna Chandrasekar answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      Walking solely uses human power, so it is convenient and definitely good for the environment.
      Cycling would need, mining the metal for the parts, manufacture of the parts, building the cycle, transportation of the cycle to the shops. So it emits more carbon in general.

      However, it is a much faster mode of transport than walking.

    • Photo: Canice Coogan

      Canice Coogan answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      Cycling. But only because it uses less kinetic energy.

    • Photo: Anthony Newell

      Anthony Newell answered on 11 Mar 2020:

      As the guys said before, it’s a close one. Cycling is more mechanically efficient, so we use less energy to move ourselves around than walking and therefore breathe out less carbon dioxide and need less food. However, there is energy needed to make the materials for the bike. I’d choose the bike because it’s so much faster and if you have the bike for a long time I’d say it balances out for the environment.

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