All across Europe, bicycles outsold cars last year

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To which I can only add

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race."

H. G. Wells
 
GRA said:
http://green.autoblog.com/2013/10/29/bicycles-outsold-cars-all-over-europe-last-year/

To which I can only add

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race."

H. G. Wells
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I don't find this surprising considering The E.U has a much larger population than the U.S and a much higher population density. What's the point of taking the car if it takes 45 mins to travel 2 miles ?

Super taxes on fuel and cars don't help much I imagine.
 

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