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Crazy stunt, political statement — or both? Guerrilla Bikers [Credit: NPR} The Crimanimalz have now made two guerrilla rides on the interstate in Santa Monica, Calif. The Crimanimalz “The idea just kind of hit us. Let’s ride on the freeway.” Morgan Strauss On the second ride, group members draped a sign at one overpass. The [...]

i was there, i was visiting from San Francisco, my first hours in Seattle ever – out to ride and chat with some new people. What a great way to meet fun new people! I missed the actual RUNNING OVER OF BICYCLES AND HUMANS by, i can guess, 30 seconds. I kept riding by, not [...]

Found this on the 30 Stockton:

Pacheco Pass high-speed rail route’s last link Michael Cabanatuan, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, July 10, 2008 (07-09) 16:07 PDT San Francisco — The High Speed Rail Authority approved the last undetermined stretch of the 800-mile system on Wednesday – selecting a route over the Pacheco Pass to link the Bay Area and the Central Valley [...]

Annual costs of car ownership in the U.S. is over $7000. The Bureau of Labor Statistics gave the breakdown shown in the table at right in 2001. AAA of Minnesota puts the annual cost at $7,754 for 2003 for a vehicle driven 15,000 miles. Cost per mile is $0.517 One interesting thing we can do [...]

Just reading how the Shinkansen has been zipping along at 130 mph since 1964