Word: bike
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...argument may sound good, but it doesn't hold water No bicycle ever eroded a road shoulder or made a pothole like an overweighted truck. Bicycling is a cheap clean alternative to driving and should be encouraged if for none other than utilitarian reasons. When possible, cities should build bike paths like those along the Charles River. But in cramped cities where the roads cannot be widened to accommodate the bicyclists, the drivers and unfortunately the police must make a stronger commitment to keep the roads sane...
Many bicyclists are hit by cars each year, but they too can cause accidents. A driver's first reaction when a bike appears unexpectedly in front of him is to swerve or hit the breaks. The bicyclist may escape unharmed but leave a fender-bender or a far worse casualty in his wake...
...Klondike region of Canada, hundreds of miles removed from the strike. He cast about for transportation, found sled dogs in scarce supply and finally bought a bicycle. He made it to Nome in a month, along the way passing an astonished Indian, who, never having encountered a bike, exclaimed, "White man, he set down, walk like hell...
...decide to do lab work at the Medical School, commuting becomes an added inconvenience. As Michael Aronow '84, a Biochem concentrator who spent 20 hours per week this past year at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute studying cell biology, says. "During the fall and spring I rode my bike and that was no problem, but during the winter riding the shuttle became a bit of a hassle...
...spokesman for the film makers' corporation, Luke Spielberger Ltd., said that the attractions will include a Poltergeist funhouse, a scuba dive through shark-infested waters, an American Graffiti drag strip, a Millennium Falcon journey through the Twilight Zone, an E. T. flying-bike ride and an Indiana Jones snake pit. The restaurants, or cantinas, will feature gremlins serving popcorn and candy bars. Each afternoon the Ewoks Marching Band will parade through the park playing the works of John Williams...