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- From: shenry@cs.rice.edu (Sam Henry)
- Subject: Re: Cars and suburbs
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- References: <1993Jan22.083941.13852@truffula.sj.ca.us> <1993Jan22.181151.6670@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <kraas.727971827@gmd.de>
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 20:53:47 GMT
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- In article <kraas.727971827@gmd.de> strobl@gmd.de (Wolfgang Strobl)
- hits the nail on the head:
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- >... Judging from German traffic statistics, most cars
- >are used under conditions which seem to be ideal for bicycle use,
- >most of the time. This may be different in the US.
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- Actually, it is not. Over half of workers in the USA live within 6
- miles/10 km of their jobs. A very easy bicycle commute.
- Your German statistics also probably includes info on avg dist/trip.
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- sam henry <shenry@rice.edu>
- Wanna ride?
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