Kurt Wallace Martin

Society

Your bike – the coolest part of your disaster kit

When hell breaks loose, a car is a very limited beast. It can carry a lot of stuff or multiple people, but your car is easy to put out of commission. Cars run out of gas; they break down. And cars can be blocked by debris, leaving you a long way to go on foot.

But what about bikes? You can get just about anywhere on a bike if you don’t mind lifting it over obstacles and weaving your way around the stalled traffic. Fast as a car on anything other than a clear highway, nimble as a pedestrian, a bicycle also gives you a long range.

April 11, 2011

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