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How a Free Car Made Me Love My Bike

by April Streeter, 9 July 2010, USA: TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation
Since a car-crushing accident in 2006, our family went car-free first in Gothenburg, Sweden and now Portland, Ore., and I thought I'd never look back. But a gift horse -- free use of a car all summer long -- has turned into a definite bike-life challenge. It's summer, the sun is shining, riding is a pleasure -- and yet my family over the last few weeks of summer vacation has jumped into the car quite a bit more than I could imagine. Yikes! The Clif 2-Mile Challenge was exactly what we needed to put priority and a little motivation into our transportation choices.
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