Bikes Help L.A. Commuters Get Around Gas Prices

Bikes Help L.A. Commuters Get Around Gas Prices

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 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 furious motorists who swear at him if he slows them down "for a nanosecond."

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