The Denver Post
July 14, 2008, Leslie Earnest

LOS ANGELES — High gasoline prices are fueling bicycle sales and on some days Michael Hall's blood pressure. At least three times a week, Hall pedals to his job in Hollywood, Calif., from his home in northern Glendale, a 25-mile round-trip commute that is faster on two wheels than four. "It's definitely saving me money, but may be taking years off my life due to the fact that it's a terrifying experience," said Hall, a 46-year-old television editor. The problems, he said, include the cellphone-using, "coffee-drinking, shaving, makeup-putting-on person who's not paying attention" and the motorists who swear at him if he slows them down "for a nanosecond." For his trouble, Hall saves about $150 a month, which makes it worthwhile....

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