Almost 3 years ago, when the nation was flirting with or surpassing $4.00 a gallon for gas, several news outlets reported that it would be a boon for cycling. As gas prices increased there would be a corresponding increase in the use of other transportation modes, like bikes, they said. Some would argue that while there was a short-term increase, as gas prices went down so do the fascination with the bicycling alternative. The question now is that because the Great Gas Price Monster as returned will that mean more people will convert to bikes or will it once again simply be a temporary blip? If high gas prices mean you drive less, does necessarily mean that people will do less or does it mean that people are slowly understanding that driving exclusively may not be the answer? <br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4918123/">What will it take to get people to stick with biking?</a&am...
The Voice of Washington, D.C., Bicyclists