It's nearly 140 dollars a barrel for oil. Gas is up around four bucks. The environment
appears to be taking a bit of a hit. Seems like a good a time as any to pull out your ol' ten-speed and ride to work. And that's just what many people are doing right now, turning that $4 gallon of gas into a two-wheeled commute to work.
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Cyclists are vying for spots in once-ignored workplace bike racks. Some workplaces are just starting to buy and install them.
Scooter and motorcycle sales are up. Bike and motorcycle shops are advertising their wares as the way out of the gas price crisis.
State government, Oakland County, small businesses and Oakland University are just some employers offering four-day workweeks.
“High gas prices have justified my buying a new bike,” said Steve Roach, a lawyer who commutes from Grosse Pointe Park to the downtown Detroit offices of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone.
“I’ve ridden 40 times so far to work,” Roach said of his commutes this year. “I know I’m not the only one. Our building just put in a bike rack. There are three or four bikes on it every day.”
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