Slowly but surely, the lawn mower has been digressing; from the push mower to motorized push mowers, to the "new and improved" ride-on mower. Who doesn't pull out their push mower on a regular basis and use it over their ride-on mower? Yes the ride-on mower is new, but improved? An improvement of an invention is making it better for the people who use it. For one's body, one's bank account, and one's community, the ride-on mower is a negative improvement from the push mower.
Push mowers are better for one's body. The average person gets little regular physical activity besides their walk to their car, or from the couch to the fridge. Before ride-on lawn mowers were invented, people were forced to, once a week, exert a little more force than opening a fridge, and mow their lawn. After the cut grass has been left for a couple days, one must rake and collect the grass, causing more physical activity. Due to the "improved" ride-on lawn mower, one can just hop on a little tractor-like vehicle, and ride around. It takes virtually no effort to use it whatsoever. Using a push mower builds upper-body strength, as well as endurance. For one's body, ride-on mowers are a negative improvement.
Ride-on mowers can drain one's bank account, from the initial cost of the mower, to replacements and adjustments. Push mowers cost almost nothing compared to ride-on mowers, and have no parts that cannot be easily fixed by the average person. Ride-on mowers are constantly needing new grass-catching bags and more gasoline, as well as the odd repair that could possibly cost more than the mower itself. Also consider this, a thief is looking for a garage to break into. He sees one household riding around on an expensive mower, and another pushing around an old mower. Where's he going to break in? Push mowers are a more financially sound investment. .
The community, as well as one's lawn, benefits from the use of a push mower.
