Traffic jams, boy racers, parking tickets, having to watch the guy in the car opposite picking his nose like there's no tomorrow.
Driving isn't all that fun when you think about it, and it's an absolute environmental car-crash to boot. The millions of vehicles that clog up our roads belch out tonnes and tonnes of CO2 and other nasties like carbon monoxide, benzene and sulphur dioxide which cause respiratory problems.
Using machine power to move us around in general uses lots of energy, and the crazy thing is most of the time we could easily use our own steam power and walk.
A quarter of all car journeys are well within walking distance. And lifts are just like vertical taxis - you wouldn't hail a cab to go 100 feet down the road so why summon one to take you a few floors up?
So whether you're a stroller or a strider, a marcher or a meanderer, an ambler or a rambler, ditch the machines and start Walking the Walk. The planet, and your waistline, will thank you.
More info from the Green Thing wiki >>
If someone in a big 4x4 pulls up alongside you and asks why on earth you're bothering to walk, don't stand there like a rabbit in the headlights and hit back with one of these retorts.
- You don't get buns of steel sitting behind the wheel
- Walking is to driving what Shakespeare is to the Farrelly Brothers
- You're on the highway to hell, my man, whereas I'm walking on sunshine
- If a bird poops on you when you're walking, it brings you luck; but if they poop on your car, it's just bloody annoying.
- I suspect my right leg's longer than my left leg and I want to see if I end up going round in circles.
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