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Zitat:Bicycle sales boom in US amid rising gas pricesDie gestiegenen Benzinpreise scheinen selbst in den USA zu einem Umdenken geführt zu haben.
WASHINGTON (AFP) Oct 01, 2005
More bicycles than cars have been sold in the United States over the past 12 months, with rising gas prices prompting commuters to opt for two wheels instead of four, industry representatives say.
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"Bicycle sales are near an all-time high with 19 million sold last year -- close to the 20 million sold during the oil embargo in the early 1970s," said Blumenthal, whose association is based in Boulder in the western state of Colorado.
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