Saturday, May 19, 2007

What's Faster: Car, Train or Bike?

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/18/america/NA-GEN-US-Commuter-Race.php#

Bicycle, at least in New York.  Then train, then car.  Not so fast, though, if you're looking for an actual scientific result.  The race is sponsored by Transportation Alternatives, a nonprofit that advocates biking and walking.  The starting line, for instance, had bicycles able to start pedaling immediately -- but other racers had to walk to the train station, or wait for a cab.

I wonder how that would work in Boston?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nitpick: it's "pedaling"

Duane said...

Fixed. Thanks! That's not a nitpick, that's a silly mistake on my part. Peddling is a completely different word!