L.A. Breaks Driving Addiction as Bike-Train Commutes Grow

[Tumbleweed]

Los Angeles embodied America’s love affair with the automobile in the last century. In this one it’s trying to kick the car to the curb.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-19/l-a-breaks-driving-addiction-as-bike-train-commutes-grow.html

[pastapouch]

Its simple...as it becomes more and more expensive to travel by carm(ins SA R1/km in 1.6 toyota), drvie 2500km, your fuel only is R2500. Thats a big whack...70% of that goes to tax, then multiply that by 3 for wear and tear, maintenance and replacement cost... it makes sence to cycle in. If you drive <10km to work you're mad

[mikethebike234]

Its simple...as it becomes more and more expensive to travel by carm(ins SA R1/km in 1.6 toyota), drvie 2500km, your fuel only is R2500. Thats a big whack...70% of that goes to tax, then multiply that by 3 for wear and tear, maintenance and replacement cost... it makes sence to cycle in. If you drive <10km to work you're mad

if only there were less cars with mad people behind the wheel on the roads to run us over

[DJR]

L.A. - for a moment there I thought this was another Lance Armstrong thread..............addiction............

[pastapouch]

if only there were less cars with mad people behind the wheel on the roads to run us over

to be honest I have very few problems on my route to work. What I do see is that people are more tolerant when I'm on my cheap MTB. But on the road racing bike...its different.

[Guest Latent Blue]

L.A. - for a moment there I thought this was another Lance Armstrong thread..............addiction............

same thing happened to me