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Greece Debt Crisis Spurs Surge In Bicycle Use Over Cars

From Huff Post:


“The high cost of road tax, fuel and repairs is forcing Greeks to ditch their cars in huge numbers. According to the government's statistics office, the number of cars on Greek roads declined by more than 40 percent in each of the last two years. Meanwhile, more than 200,000 bikes were sold in 2011, up about a quarter from the previous year.”


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/greece-debt-crisis-bikes-cars_n_1755225.html?utm_hp_ref=business


marko82
2012-08-10 20:41:57

Alright! The silver lining.

As soon as they figure out that reducing the insane car culture in this otherwise-paradise could actually increase tourism, watch out.


edmonds59
2012-08-11 13:40:34