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Transportation Transportation Bicycles Selling Like Hotcakes in US Stores Americans purchased more bicycles than new cars and trucks combined in the past year. Pacific Bicycle,the largest bicycle distributor in the United States. sold 5 million bicycles last year, ranging in price from $50 to several thousand dollars. Aug 13, 2005, 12:39pm Transportation UNEP: Over 50% of gasoline in sub-Saharan Africa is now lead free Over 50% of gasoline in sub-Saharan Africa is now lead free Kenya to go fully unleaded putting the continent on track for a full phase-out by 2005 May 9, 2004, 6:29am Transportation Efficient transportation for successful urban planning in Curitiba Curitiba's Integrated Transport Network has proven that transportation land use and road systems can be used successfully as integrative tools of development in the face of an expanding population. Apr 28, 2003, 2:50pm

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