Transportation and Bicycles.... (was: calif...)

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Beth" <jillily3g at y...> wrote:
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> ...edited...
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> Incidentally, my husband recently returned from a trip to Sweden and 
> was impressed by the number of bicycles everywhere and still shaking 
> his head over the fact that his host families would sometimes stop 
> in the middle of the highway and back up to turn around. With gas 
> prices climbing (although not nearly as high as there, he keeps 
> pointing out), it would be wonderful if we could rely on bikes for 
> transportation more often. However, I don't think our lives nor our 
> city are structured in such a way to make it a practical solution. 
> 
> Beth

bboy_mn:

Way off the orginal subject and speaking of bicycles, I noticed
something in my local area recently that I hadn't seen before. Many
public buses in the Twin Cities (MN) are equipped with bicycle racks. 

You ride your bike to the bus stop, and when the bus stops for you,
you attach you bike to the front of the bus. At your destination stop,
you remove your bike and are on your merry way.

I think that's a very brilliant idea myself. I can't imagine why it
took so long for someone to think of it.

Just passing it along.

bboy_mn