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Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.24,0:00:07.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like to drive. I like cars.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.54,0:00:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure all of you in this room do too.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.93,0:00:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I'd like to ask you a question,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.71,0:00:17.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is, what happens\Nwhen you don't have any more;
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.59,0:00:20.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is the same situation\Nthat I found myself in.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.97,0:00:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't have any, I lost my car.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.10,0:00:26.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I realized at that point
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.17,0:00:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I was going to have\Nto do something else.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.40,0:00:31.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was gonna have to walk or use the bus
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.47,0:00:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or dare I say it, use my bike.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.88,0:00:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's pretty much when I started to realize
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.52,0:00:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Lexington, the community I live in,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.56,0:00:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a wonderful array of facilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.00,0:00:44.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I say facilities, I mean bike paths.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.26,0:00:47.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can also mean some other things,\Nbut we're talking about paths.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.41,0:00:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I realized that we have a lot of\Nreally good infrastructure in Lexington.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.87,0:00:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we also sometimes\Ndon't really succeed very well.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.49,0:00:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found myself in many situations\Nwhere I thought
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.82,0:01:01.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wow, this is really dangerous.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.91,0:01:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is not, this is not cool.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.55,0:01:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let me think,\Nwhy do people ride their bikes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.40,0:01:10.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why do people choose\Nother forms of transportation?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.52,0:01:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I realized that,\Nfor me, it was because I had to.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.65,0:01:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found myself in situations\Nwhere it was the only choice I had.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.72,0:01:19.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then I also found\Nhow much I enjoyed it,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.81,0:01:21.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how healthy it was and all other benefits
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.86,0:01:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that come along with riding a bike,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.56,0:01:25.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially like getting\Neverywhere pretty quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.97,0:01:28.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you know that on average in Lexington,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.55,0:01:30.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it takes you to drive 25 miles per hour,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.95,0:01:34.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't matter if you go 80\Nto make that green light
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.06,0:01:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will still gonna get there\Nin the same time:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.54,0:01:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Hamburg to downtown,\Nyou can get there in 30 minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.35,0:01:41.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's about the same as with a car.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.69,0:01:45.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I decided that\NI needed to start to rethink the order.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.48,0:01:49.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hierarchy of speed,\Nas I call it, of transportation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.65,0:01:53.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't mean that we value the car\Nor the bus or the bike or walking,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.77,0:01:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as any of them being higher.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.52,0:01:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I needed to rethink how I thought\Nabout my transportation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.27,0:02:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because right now,\Nwe kind of value the car the most
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.35,0:02:06.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everything else\Njust seems kind of ancillary.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.77,0:02:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So 90% of people,\Nthey drive their cars to work
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.28,0:02:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and only 0.6% ride their bikes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.83,0:02:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But yet, 70% car rides and car trips\Nare less than 2 miles.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.11,0:02:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can travel 25 mph\Non average on the bike
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.27,0:02:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just the same as you can in a car.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.08,0:02:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no reason to,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.31,0:02:28.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the bike suddenly becomes just\Nas important or just viable as a vehicle.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.30,0:02:31.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we start to balance\Nour decision-making process
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.29,0:02:37.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for how we decide what vehicles to use,\Nbike, walking or cars, specifically bikes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.57,0:02:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you start to think more critically\Nabout how you're getting somewhere
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.04,0:02:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and choosing the right form\Nof transportation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.56,0:02:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about, not riding because we have to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.07,0:02:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's about riding because you want to.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.25,0:02:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that made me think also,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.88,0:02:54.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what kind of people\Nare riding their bikes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.31,0:02:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that's kind of important.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.01,0:02:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have people who ride all the time\Nand then you have people who don't,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.60,0:03:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do you get better infrastructure?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.38,0:03:05.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What takes lots of people riding,\Nmore people riding?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.21,0:03:07.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I thought, who is this audience,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.53,0:03:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are the people who are not riding?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.68,0:03:12.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It made me think about basically\Neveryone, who is riding or not?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.47,0:03:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So first you have this person.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.63,0:03:17.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This person is just everyone:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.50,0:03:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a college student, a co-worker,\Njust everyday life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.01,0:03:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then you have, of course,\Nthe hipsters who ride to anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.21,0:03:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They ride on the snow,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.56,0:03:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they ride on the highway,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.82,0:03:32.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they probably ride in front of you,\Nmaking you pretty angry sometimes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.24,0:03:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then of course\Nyou have the professionals,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.56,0:03:38.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they do it for fitness,\Nthey do it for triathlons,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.72,0:03:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they do it for their living,\Nas bike messengers and pros,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.32,0:03:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lance Armstrong, Tour de France,\Nall that stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.92,0:03:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then you also have\Npeople who just do for recreation.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.57,0:03:53.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here we see somebody who's retired.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.55,0:03:58.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They may decide suddenly\Nto pull their bike out of the garage.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.04,0:04:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it doesn't have to be\Nany of these particular cases.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.85,0:04:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems that if we talk to the audience\Nof people who put their bikes away,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.05,0:04:12.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mainly those who graduate college\Nand start to start their families,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.58,0:04:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow their lives\Nand start their first job.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.75,0:04:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They do, they put their bike\Nin that garage,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.26,0:04:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they don't pull it back out again\Nuntil retirement.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.01,0:04:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we started taking these groups:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.23,0:04:26.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,retirees, people who use it\Njust for recreation,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.11,0:04:28.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who just do it\Non weekends for fun,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.39,0:04:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as well as the regular people \Nwho just travel.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.33,0:04:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They got to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.52,0:04:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are starting their lives off.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.30,0:04:36.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And those people need to ride.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.17,0:04:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we start to do that, start to choose
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.41,0:04:43.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and think of our\Ncomplete transportation system
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.100,0:04:45.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a series of viable options, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.87,0:04:47.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depending on what you are doing,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.51,0:04:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you are going, why you are doing
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.52,0:04:51.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how far is it,\Nhow fast you need to get there.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.71,0:04:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you can start to figure out\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.40,0:04:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how you're going to actually get from\None place to another with just your bike
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.20,0:05:00.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how you might choose your bike\Nto get to those places
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.07,0:05:03.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of the normal car\Nor other forms of transportation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.90,0:05:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And by doing that,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.22,0:05:08.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will start to actually see an increase\Nin ridership in our communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.80,0:05:12.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And thus we will get better\Ninfrastructures. So it's not so dangerous.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.83,0:05:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to challenge\Neveryone in this room
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.02,0:05:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think before you get in your cars\Nor even on a bus
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.60,0:05:20.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and try to consider\Nhow you might choose a bike instead
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.40,0:05:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that you'll improve the lives\Nof all cyclists in your community.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.75,0:05:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.23,0:05:27.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)