Bicycles key for disaster response?
11-06-12, 04:12 PM
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Bicycles key for disaster response?
"When Hurricane Sandy turned out the lights on the city that never sleeps, Jonathon Maus knew he had just the way to navigate Manhattan -- his bicycle.
“There's no subways, there's no buses and the car gridlock was just terrible so getting around by bike was just a fantastic way," said the founder of the popular bikeportland.org blog. "It was the most reliable transportation.”
Watch the video and read the full article:
https://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/Bikes-c...177487791.html
“There's no subways, there's no buses and the car gridlock was just terrible so getting around by bike was just a fantastic way," said the founder of the popular bikeportland.org blog. "It was the most reliable transportation.”
Watch the video and read the full article:
https://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/Bikes-c...177487791.html
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Cars require significant infrastructure, so obviously they aren't going to work so well without it.
I don't think this is exactly 'news' to many, but I'm sure this situation usefully illustrates the principle.
I don't think this is exactly 'news' to many, but I'm sure this situation usefully illustrates the principle.
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