Re: Gas prices and an increase in cycling?

On May 12, 8:53 pm, Bob <hunr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 1- I don't think there's any evidence that Americans are any more lazy
> than the citizens of any other country.
> 2- Horses, besides not being too welcome on city streets unless they
> are pulling a couple snuggling in a carriage or being ridden by a
> police officer, require a heck of a lot more work than does riding a
> bike. Ever mucked out a stable or unloaded a truckload of alfalfa? ;-)
> 3- I haven't noticed any increased bicycle usage.

1: Drive through funeral homes -
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/courses/geog100/CarMort.htm
- aren't exactly evidence to the contrary.
2: Agreed
3: I have, but it's spring here. And my LBS's biggest rival burned
down recently (*) so I can't verify that the apparent increase in
traffic there means anything.

Not conclusive by any means.

* Dukes, at Queen and Bathurst in Toronto. They've since reopened in a
tem****ary location on Richmond west of Spadina, which is frankly a
horrid location to ride a bike to.