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...consider myself a rule-breaker. I've only been hit by one car in three years," says Wechsler, who admits to riding without a helmet, going up one-way streets and riding through traffic lights...

Author: By Abigail N. Sosland, | Title: Harvard Bicyclists Break Away From the Rules | 2/26/1988 | See Source »

...one should not get carried away. The Soviet Union is still a one-party dictatorship, the economy is ramshackle, the bureaucracy is a menace, and what about human rights, Mr. General Secretary? Nonetheless, Soviet writers, artists and journalists have begun issuing the sort of critiques that used to earn a one-way ticket to Siberia. So has the boss. Take, for instance, this blast at Gosplon, the state planning committee: "They do what they want, and the situation they like best is . . . when everybody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union | 1/4/1988 | See Source »

That was how an FBI affidavit described Burke's boarding of Flight 1771 after purchasing a one-way ticket. Thomson, heading home, got on the same plane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Burke's Deadly Revenge | 12/21/1987 | See Source »

...means the free-form riding habits of 5,000 or so messengers. Inspired by the fact that more deliveries mean more money, many messengers whiz around the city in pseudokamikaze style, heeding neither red lights nor one-way signs, zagging on and off sidewalks, leaving behind a wake of screeching tires and cursing pedestrians. Many messengers even opt for bikes without brakes, to save on a few pounds of heavy metal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scaring The Public to Death | 10/5/1987 | See Source »

...surge in traffic reduces the need for airlines to continue engaging in price discounting, which has been the chief benefit that deregulation has brought for consumers. After years of relentless cuts, the average fare this year is expected to rise about 10%. Example: one-way New York-to-Los Angeles fares, which hit $99 during the heaviest discounting, are now typically $159. But bargain fares will never go away completely, experts say, because airlines are dependent on discretionary pleasure travel for 55% of their revenue, compared with only 45% when deregulation began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High Anxiety and Rage | 7/20/1987 | See Source »

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