Carbusters

Pedal power uses the most powerful muscles in the body: the quads, hamstrings, and calves. When pedalling in a circular motion at 60-80 revolutions per minute, with the use of toe clips, almost every muscle in the human legs can be used to make energy. Ninety-five percent of the exertion put into pedal power is converted into energy. The average rider at a continuous road speed of 12 miles per hour can produce a quarter horsepower, or enoughenergy to light two, one hundred-watt light bulbs.

Results from the WCN-Workshop Car Free Day September 22
For many, Car Free Day is a fundamental tool to reduce car traffic step by step and to continually win over the hearts and minds of those who support our cause and those who continue to neglect the impact their usage of cars has on the environment [...]

Maybe you’re longing to see the streets of your city free of cars, but you’re waiting for the mayor to declare a carfree day. Or maybe you’ve thought about eliminating the car traffic from your favourite intersection by having a Reclaim the Streets party, but, like me, you live in a place where automobile right-of-way [...]