Dutch bicycle experts push peddle power in Miami

phantom power

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Mon May-02-11 10:51 AM
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Dutch bicycle experts push peddle power in Miami

MIAMI — Beware. The Dutch are coming, and they’re armed with a radical idea about the future of transportation that could cure obesity and global warming, stall traffic congestion, and maybe shake the very steering wheel from your hands:

Bicycles.

Scoff if you must, but their arrival signals that Miami is getting more serious about making room for cyclists.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/05/02/113485/dutch-bicycle-experts-push-peddle.html

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rfranklin

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Mon May-02-11 10:53 AM
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1. Well, I could get with that if they were motorized...

and mine would have to be 8 cylinders and supercharged.

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kestrel91316

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Mon May-02-11 10:54 AM
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2. I wish that Los Angeles would make more room for cyclists, particularly

Edited on Mon May-02-11 10:54 AM by kestrel91316

by putting bike lanes on the major thoroughfares. But that would make too much sense.

I would bike the 2 miles to work every day if I could do so safely on the street, and not the sidewalk (which is in terrible condition).

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Buzz Clik

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Mon May-02-11 11:04 AM
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3. Biking is a great idea.

Are these Dutch guys by any chance also selling bicycles?

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ixion

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Mon May-02-11 11:11 AM
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4. After having biked Miami for over a year, I can tell you this:

Miami is one of the most bike-unfriendly cities on the face of the Earth.

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