Slowing Down? Lest you think that bikes are only for children, an extensive study of five European nations (Germany, Italy, Finland, Hungary, and the Netherlands) found that 15 percent of Europeans older than 75 ride their bicycles every day (Tacken & van Lamoen, 2005). This 75-year-old man from London, England, is not letting age slow him down, either. Rather than driving to his destination, he hopped on his bike and is, in fact, travelling faster than the cars on his right, stuck in traffic.

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