"London offers bicycle rental system" by Bloomberg News | July 31, 2010
LONDON — Mayor Boris Johnson is spending $218 million to encourage more Londoners to get on two wheels with a cycle-hire program that sprinkles the capital with as many as 5,000 bikes.
The initiative, funded by Transport for London, sponsored by
That's where your bailout loot is going, 'eh, Britons?
At best, it will break even....
That's a gamble worth taking, huh?
Fork over another $8 billion in bailout loot.
That must be first prize.
“I think we’ve got to be realistic,’’ said Johnson, who pedals to his Tower Bridge office. “It’ll be a while before it makes money for the taxpayer. The objective is to give Londoners a clean, green alternative, particularly for short journeys where they might think of using cars, which I think is crazy.’’
Don't they have tubes?
I know I wouldn't want to take one after the 7/7 false flag, nor would I want to take a double-decker bust the terrorists bombed that day, but I don't live there.
As for the car, we country folk need them out here.
You city slickers can come do my pedaling if you feel otherwise.
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Yeah, whatever you do NEVER BIKE in BOSTON!
Are you taking your life in your hands in London, too?
