Originally Posted by
phughes
Top Gear did an episode in which they pitted a bicycle against a car, public transportation, and a boat in a race through London. The bicycle won. Great episode.
Student paper did something similar while I was in grad school, with one person on a bike, another in a car, and one taking the city bus. The cyclist won. I understood quickly why the bus-rider lost, but I had to read the article to discover finding a parking place took more time than riding a bike, even up the hills.