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High Gasoline Prices Help Bicycles Gain Ground In The Netherlands and World
by Alix Rijckaert
THE HAGUE, Sept 7, 2008 (AFP) - The Dutch rely ever more on the humble bike
for transport as pollution concerns and high petrol prices give new impetus to
traditional pedal power in the only country with more bicycles than people.
The average Dutchman cycled 902 kilometres in 2006, up [...]
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- Car -vs - Bike
August 2nd, 2008This video is a race between a bike and a car trying to navigate the city to see who can get to the City Center first. It appears to me that no traffic laws were broken. What do you think?
- Risking Life and Limb, Riding a Bike to Work in L.A.
August 2nd, 2008By RHONDA L. RUNDLE of the Wall Street Journal
Cyclists, Banned on Freeways and Reviled
By Drivers, Save a Buck and Make a Point
LOS ANGELES — Paula Rodriguez, who lives in the San Fernando Valley, got so disgusted with soaring fuel prices last spring that she stopped driving, sold her SUV and bought a bike.
But pedaling the [...] - Sign of the Times: Bicycle Drive-By Shooting
May 30th, 2008We here at Bicycle.net have long been advocates of commuting by bike and anything to reduce pollution and to save on now-exorbitant gasoline costs. Not sure what to make of this bit of news from Milwaukee, today… Is it progress?
Milwaukee Police Investigate Bike-By Shooting
By Jon Byman
Milwaukee Police are investigating a case in which [...] - Commute By Bike Because Fat, Stupidly Oil-Dependent and Un-Green Is No Way To Go Through Life, Son
May 13th, 2008Written by: Jeff Stevenson
Right now people in the industrialized world are facing two very grave problems: obesity and a growing scarcity of oil. Compounding this problem is the new food shortage brought about, in part, by the conversion of food cropland to bio-fuel crop production. Most people feel powerless to help, but there [...]
