Bikes of burden.From the crowded alleyways of Asia to the river trails of Europe, people have found creative uses for their bicycles. Bikes are a great option for short-distance transport, for navigating (networking, hypertext) navigating - Finding your way around. Often used of the Internet, particularly the World-Wide Web. A browser is a tool for navigating hypertext documents. areas where nimble nim·ble adj. nim·bler, nim·blest 1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers. See Synonyms at dexterous. 2. transportation is required, and for users who can't afford more expensive options. Unfortunately, the niche of the bicycle is shrinking nearly everywhere as people turn toward greater automobile use. In the car-dominated United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , the share of commuter trips by bike dropped from 0.5 percent to an even more negligible  This article or section is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article or section in an . 0.4 percent between 1980 and 2000. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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