A Picture is Worth…
This picture is an old one, but it’s more than worth a re-run. The picture, taken by the Press-Office City of Münster (Germany), demonstrates the amount of space required to transport the same number of passengers by car, bus or bicycle. It clearly shows how sick our car fetish is.


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