Originally posted by Jon T.
I lived in Germany for several years and never had a need for a car. The public transportation system there is so well organized and effecient and many more people get around on bikes. Many older people too. I have yet to see(or very very rarely see) someone in there 60's or 70's getting on a bike to go to the store or to go downtown to shop here in America. In Germany it is quite common.
Also the Polizei run a bicycle training program for children to teach them how to ride a bike in traffic. They teach the kids what roadsigns mean, right of way, hand signals etc. Have I seen this in America yet? Nope.
We'll get there though, I think, eventually. Once pollution from fossil fuels forces us to consider alternative modes of transportation. But not before. The bicycle will have it's day here in America when the air stops being breathable.
Amen, Brother!
And two more words...
Two dollars
Jonathan