Protecting the world from global warming and climate change is being the main reason for the replacement of driving with cycling in many cities. Meanwhile, population of some cities is adopting widespread utilization of vehicles in order to shorten the time for commute and increase productivity. In my opinion, nevertheless, cycling is the most favorable way of transportation for both people and surrounding nature since it improves physical health of human-beings and reduces carbon emissions.
In many countries, authorities have implemented a new rule for government bodies, which states the utilization of bicycles as a type of transport during certain days in a week. The main reason for this trend is the degradation of the environment. Carbon footprint released by cars is affecting the air quality in the entire world, which results in the global warming and climate change. In order to preserve the environment and create better life for the upcoming generations, nowadays, people tend to replace their cars with bicycles. By doing so, they may contribute to the improvement of air quality in the world. Moreover, more and more people are becoming concerned about their health and weight now, which is encouraging them to have a healthy and active lifestyle. They are doing exercises and riding bicycles in order to stay fit and meet current standards.
The totally inverse trend is also occurring in some cities: people in some developing towns are increasingly adopting the use of cars as a transport. Their distance for commute is one of the key factors, hoping to allocate time efficiently and arrive to locations quickly, people have a tendency to drive instead of cycle. For example, people who live in remote areas prefer cars over bicycles to arrive to their workplaces or study venues since it is physically demanding for them to cycle to far locations. Older generation, especially, are not capable of cycling even to nearest locations because of their physical exhaustion. Additionally, the digital era has encouraged people not to step out of their comfort zones by creating a lot of comfort for them. If in the past, the one and only way of transportation was a bike, and only rare wealthy people could afford the cars, now, vehicles are available for everyone. For this reason, people favor their comfort rather than the preservation of the nature.
Personally, I opt for cycling instead of driving. Despite some difficulties for certain people with physical disorders, riding a bike can improve the health of people by impacting to their blood circulation and healthy weight. Not only does bicycling benefit humans, but it also changes the condition of surrounding environment by enhancing the air quality with the reduction of CO2.
To conclude, while environment and health concerns are encouraging people to ride a bike instead of driving a car in many cities, personal comfort and time-management are the main factors to use vehicles. However, I assert that cycling is more beneficial for human-beings and nature rather than driving cars.