Pedal power

GREGORY GIACCIO PUTS THE PEDAL TO A DIFFERENT KIND OF METAL. SOT GREGORY GIACCIO, BICYCLIST: I really just like bicycling. If it didnt save me any money, I would still do it. BUT DOING IT *IS SAVING HIM MONEY. SOT GREGORY GIACCIO, BICYCLIST: I fill up my car about once a month, if that. AND FOR THOSE GETTING FED UP WITH FILLING UP, BICYCLING IS BECOMING A WAY OF LIFE. SOT ANDY CLARKE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS: When it gets to your pocketbook and when gas hits four or five bucks a gallon and youre paying, ya know, 60 or 70 bucks to fill up the tank fairly frequently, then it becomes a lot more immediate and I think thats what weve seen kind of push people past a threshold over the last couple of months and say OK, ya know, we really need to try this thing out and see if its gonna work. ITS DIFFICULT TO CALCULATE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GETTING BEHIND THE HANDLE BARS, BUT EXPERTS AND CYCLISTS SAY THEY SEE EVIDENCE OF THE TREND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOT ANDY CLARKE: As an example, weve seen in Briar County, Florida in Fort Lauderdale area theyve had a great program for many years, its had about 30 - 35000 people putting their bikes on buses. In May of this year it went up to 68000. SOT ZACHARY MCADOO, WASHINGTON, DC BIKE COURIER: The guys at the bike shops always are saying they sold way, way more bikes in the last year than they ever did. And you can tell by just looking at people. THE NUMBER OF RIDERS MAY SOON RISE AGAIN IN CITIES LIKE WASHINGTON DC ...



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