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To: dybdahl who wrote (58784)	6/13/2001 2:37:22 PM
From: Michael Do	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

>Message #58784 from dybdahl at Jun 13, 2001 4:17 AM One thing that often amazes americans, when they visit our country, is how many people use a bicycle for their primary transportation needs. It's a very common vehicle, and in the inner city you can keep 15-20km/h average speed during rush hours, which is much more than a car can do. Several of our government ministers can be seen in the inner city going to work on bicycle every morning. Average speed for young bicyclists is 20-35km/h, and they can often use bicycle paths in areas where cars are not allowed due to noise etc. (across residential areas, nature areas, very small streets). Longest distance that young people would go to work on bicycle is 10-30km. For older people it is 5-10km. Bicycles are a vital part of the government plans to limit the growth of CO2 emission, and all studies show, that bicyclists live longer, are more healthy and a more stable workforce. < Lars, It is kind of hard to use the bike to work if you like in Montana or Texas and very feasible in the Europe or Asia. That's why the Kyoto treaty is so flaw that it is stand-out to penalize the US and its industries and reward its competitors (no standard for China and India and European almost get away scott-free). Now if the Kyoto treaty required ALL the nations to comply and based on CO2 Emission/squared kilometer with the credit for forrest (since tree convert the CO2) then it might work out. Danmark might be benefit since it has Greenland. But the rest of Europe (except Russia) will need to reduce CO2 a lot more than they are now. Bush is rightly so to reject Kyoto Treaty. Mike