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#1 2017-11-28 03:10:01

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Bicycle commuting is getting more popular

I wondered, is bicycle commuting getting more popular?  So I looked it up, and it is.  A 2014 Census report says bike commuting is up a whopping 60% over the last decade.

Then again, I'm reminded of the immortal words from Curly of the Three Stooges:  "Two times nuthin' is nuthin!"  That means this massive 60% increase means that a mere 0.6% of all commuters get to work by bike.  At this rate, in another thirty years, which will be past my life expectancy, the percentage of bike commuters won't reach even 2.5%.

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-r … 14-86.html

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