Associated Press
Nov 5, 2007 : 7:17 am ET
South Korea Promotes Bicycles to Ease Traffic
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is turning to an old-fashioned solution for dealing with its always-clogged roads: encouraging people to ride bicycles.
The Herald-Sun editorial: Welcome accord on new bike path
Nov 5, 2007
We plead guilty to supporting bike lanes, bike trails and pedestrian paths and sidewalks. Read More
The Wright brothers, before inventing aviation, were bike mechanics. I got a glimpse of two of their creations this weekend in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
A Rare Wright Bicycle
Only five bicycles manufactured by the Wright brothers are known to exist. This one, a model they called the St. Clair, was built in 1898. Less expensive than the Van Cleve, the St. Clair sold for $42.50. Lent by The Henry Fund, Dearborn, Mich.
