Hey guys, today I'm gonna share with you my bike commute here in Atlanta.
Let me know in the comment section down below where you're from, if you use your
bike as a means of transportation, or if you intend to do so in a near future. Let's go!
So, here you can actually see downtown Atlanta all the way to the right, very far away. So basically,
this is where my commute starts. It will take me around 8 minutes, or 2.5km to get there. I start
after this construction site. Up ahead, maybe in 200m starts a bike lane, and then there's
the fun part which is actually pretty beautiful. I'm excited to show you. But before we get there,
before we get to the fun stuff, let me first thank all the 60 subscribers that have subscribed to the
channel so far, in a little over a week. It's pretty awesome to have people from
all over the world, actually. There's people from Europe, Belgium, UK, the United States,
also Brazil and Asia. So yeah, people from all over. So this bike lane goes for around maybe a
kilometer and a half ahead, but we are gonna turn here to the left because I'm gonna take
a parallel road that has a dedicated bike way which is really nice. So yeah, let's turn here.
So here we are, this is the beginning of the parkway bike lane. Look at this.
So, this building here to the left is the university's CRC which is the Recreational
Center and it's huge, and the Olympic pool that they have in there was actually used
for the 1996 Olympic Games here in Atlanta. It's awesome how they invest in sports and everything.
So, that tall building that you see right there, it's the highest building here in Atlanta,
it's called the Bank of America Plaza and I guess it's over 300, I guess 312 meters high.
It's pretty high. Now, from now on, it's downhill all the way. So, as you can see,
it's a very simple commute. It's very practical to come by bike. I even walked sometimes but then
it's around 35 minutes. So, if your commute is less than three kilometers, I'll tell you,
you should do it by bike. It's just so quick. I might take like two or three minutes longer if
it's raining just because I'm riding slower and I have my poncho on. Yeah but it's pretty close. So,
once we get there, I'm gonna show you exactly where I work, where I keep my bike when I come
with my conventional bicycle, because my folding bike, of course, let's just take a look at both
sides here, my folding bike I just take upstairs. So this is the building where I work. There's
a bike rack here, there are some abandoned bikes, some stolen bikes as well. So this is
the Weber Space Science and Technology Building at Georgia Tech. This is the precisely the way that,
the path that I take. Just go around this sharp corner. So, when I come with my conventional bike,
I keep it locked here. When I'm with my folding bike, of course, the lab is closed today, but I go
through this door. And this is the engine from the Concorde, one of the four engines of the Concorde,
which was the first commercial supersonic jet. It's pretty cool. Yeah, now let's sit here,
it’s so nice today. Alright, so let's take a seat here. So, as you can see, this was a very
bike friendly route. It's under three kilometers, there's bikeways and bike lanes all the way here,
but I think it proves that it's efficient and convenient to use the bike especially for smaller
distances. In fact, most of the places that we need to go they're pretty close to home. I mean,
the bakery, the grocery store, maybe your school, maybe even your work,
they're under three kilometers from your home, so it's very practical to go by bike. So,
I hope you enjoyed this video, leave me a comment down here letting me know where you live,
if you use your bicycle to commute or to go to work or school. If you do, what kind of bicycle it
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