Gasoline prices can drive people to consider some transportation alternatives. KEYEtv.com reporter Bettie Cross offers this report.

“With gasoline prices increasing rapidly, this year’s edition of Bike to Work Day has special significance.

More people than normal may be taking two-wheels Friday, not only because of rising fuel costs but because it’s Bike to Work Day.

More than half of all Americans live less than five miles from where they work according to Bicycling Magazine. About 1 1/2% of Americans commute by bicycle, and in Japan 15% of the population commute by bicycle. In China, bicycles outnumber cars 250 to 1.”

Link to the full report at KEYEtv.com