Unburdened by Gas Costs, Bike Couriers See a Chance
New York City’s bike messengers remain a fixture on the streets, having weathered the advent of the fax machine and, of course, e-mail. Now, with the cost of gas pummeling courier companies that rely on motorized vehicles, a few enterprising cyclists are using the opportunity to generate more business. read more here
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That's pretty cool. I'd thought earlier this summer if diesel prices kept doing up and there was rationing or a trucker strike or something, cyclist might be the only ones to transport stuff to stores and such. Local farming would be a lot more popular. But there is no way it would be cheaper for people on cargo bikes and with bike trailers to transport a full trailer of stuff from Madison to Hampton Cove than getting a Kenworth to do it. 60k lbs is a lot of bike trips. We really need alternative high torque fuels in addition to biodiesel. Or some serious lifestyle changes by Americans that would make bike transport for everything feasible.
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