He is a cyclist and frequently commutes to work by bike.

Mr. Ford is among an estimated 120,000 regular cyclists in New York, 40,000 of whom commute to work by bike.

According to the 2000 Census, 5.25 percent of Gainesville residents commuted to work by bike, among the highest figures in the nation for a major population center.

National Ride to Work Day program is a behaviour change program that encourages workers to feel good and have fun by commuting to work by bike and experiencing the health, financial and environmental benefits.

At the end of each program, David Glass, the supervisor of the mobility and planning section who sometimes commutes to work by bike from Miller Place to Hauppauge, demonstrates and gives away helmets, reflective vests and blinking red safety lights.