<br><font size=2><tt>Kinda cute story about a Texas dude who trades in
his pickup for a scooter. We have a lot of scooters and motos here
in SF relative to most US towns, but I often wonder why scooters are not
more popular. Not that I necessarily want a lot of them near me as
I'm cycling...at least cars are big plodding creatures that are slow to
change direction and are pretty predictable. Scooters are more of
a hazard, in my book. Still, they make a lot of sense for people
who don't want to give up motoring but deep down hate their cars, and could
serve as a transition tool for folks who may eventually give up the scooter
for a bicycle.</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>Mike</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Here's the article</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>-> "When gas got to $1.90, I started thinking
about an alternative. <br>
Half-jokingly and half-seriously, I told my wife (Beth), 'When the <br>
price hits $2, I'm going to buy a bicycle.' Everything I do is within <br>
three miles of the house. The last time I filled up the Ranger, it was
<br>
$50. I looked over at the guy next to me with an Escalade (SUV), and he
<br>
was over $100 and still going. I said, 'This is ridiculous.'..."<br>
-- Micky Shearon, Hood County, TX<br>
</tt></font><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.hcnews.com/news/get-news.asp?id=11041&catid=1&cpg=get-news.asp<br>
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Michael Sallaberry, P.E.<br>
Associate Transportation Engineer<br>
San Francisco Department of Parking and Traffic<br>
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345<br>
San Francisco, CA 94102<br>
(415) 554 2351<br>
(415) 554 2352 (fax)<br>
Bicycle Hotline (415) 585-BIKE<br>
http://www.bicycle.sfgov.org</font>