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Bicycles vastly outnumber cars in many urban centers

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Four wheels are apparently for amateurs. In plenty of major global cities, human-powered pedaling completely dominates the streets, turning morning commutes into a chaotic swarm of spinning metal where pedestrians definitely do not have the right of way.

Bicycles vastly outnumber cars in many urban centers
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