Word: pedalers
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...informal abandon give yourself to a vivid shirt knotted at the high waist. Cover a bare midriff with tiny checkers of color in cumberbun style. Slacks are passe, but pedal pushers of black or red, and longer too, will find you bizzaire but in taste. Wear sandals of plain leather with no ornaments...
...noticed his bike missing from the rack outside the House Superintendent's office at 5:30 Monday but found it returned to its original place a little after 11 p.m. Attached to it was the following note: "Sorry I stole your bike. I broke a pin in the foot pedal. There is, I think, enough money in the basket to cover the damage...
...meet the wayfarer's question with a surly reply or surly silence. Then suddenly he began popping up & down in his seat. "You people have been tormenting me!" he shouted to his passengers. "Now I'm going to torment you!" He stepped down on the gas pedal, ran past a red light at Broadway and 43rd Street, piled into a taxicab and a crush of other cars. In all, nine were injured (seven hospitalized), and nine vehicles damaged. Driver Bragg was unhurt, and the police let him go home. That night Bragg took sick, and three days later...
...slower pace, but a passed team, in a frenzy of competitive spirit, redoubles its efforts to take the lead. The driver's commands are simple and horsy: "Gee" for right, "Haw" for left, "Whoa" (more hopefully than convincingly) for stop. A steel-toothed prong, controlled by a foot pedal, digs into the snow to make the "Whoa" stick, but most drivers believe that the grinding noise of the brake, rather than its retarding effect, is the only thing that will stop an eager 35-to 85-lb. sled...
...well, off to Tommy's Bamboo Paradise," he muttered as he recrossed the street and trotted up to his car. Deftly he flicked on the ignition switch, pumped the gas pedal twice and pushed the starter. The engine took hold instantly, and Vag's mind dwelt momentarily on the excellency of his driving machine. He slipped it into first gear and stepped on the gas. The engine raced, the rear wheels raced, but the car stood still. The low whine of wheels spinning on ice split...