Word: biked
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...study, which appears in the December issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 113 bike couriers were asked 10 questions about injuries, time off from work and health care...
...study focused on Boston, where bike messengers deliver between 3,000 and 4,000 packages...
...hope that it changes awareness in the general conception of bike messengers, and I hope it prompts companies to give health insurance and workman’s comp,” Dennerlein said...
...about to top the Segway as a headline grabber. But as far as personal transport goes, this retrostyle electric bicycle is really cool. Although some other electric bikes still require pedaling, the eGo ($1,400 at egovehicles.com takes about as much effort to ride as an office chair. Unlike the moped, the eGo uses no gasoline: it runs for 25 miles on a battery that charges in five hours and costs less than 20 a charge. The eGo's speed (up to 23 m.p.h.) is controlled by twisting the right-hand throttle grip; it slows and stops automatically...
...mortgage and €70 a month child support for teenage daughters from his first marriage. That's despite the fact that his second wife, Sue, works full time. Collis lives 90 km away from his fire station because he cannot afford London housing; he commutes by motor bike to avoid slow and expensive public transport. He saves some money by sleeping on the fire station floor between shifts during the week. To boost his income, Collis works as a chair upholsterer on his days off. The shift system of two nine-hour days followed by two 15-hour nights...