El semanario The Economist ha publicado una interesante gráfica. Muestra la producción de bicis y de coches desde 1950. Señala la prestigiosa aunque conservadora publicación que mientras que la producción de coches se ha duplicado desde 1970 la de bicicletas se ha cuadruplicado.
Para mi lo interesante no es la gráfica (ni el tio en pelotas) sino que una publicación que podríamos calificar de conservadora y escéptica en temas de medio ambiente destaque este tipo de noticias en portada.
"On your bike
Sep 22nd 2008From Economist.com
Bicycle and car production since 1950
FAT-BUSTING but not wallet-busting, the humble bicycle is an increasingly popular choice of transport. Around 130m bikes rolled off production lines in 2007 and even more are set to be made this year. Bicycle and car production grew pretty much in tandem in the two decades beginning in 1950. But since 1970 bike production has nearly quadrupled while car production has roughly doubled. Much of the recent growth has been driven by electric bikes; production has doubled since 2004, to 21m."
Sep 22nd 2008From Economist.com
Bicycle and car production since 1950
FAT-BUSTING but not wallet-busting, the humble bicycle is an increasingly popular choice of transport. Around 130m bikes rolled off production lines in 2007 and even more are set to be made this year. Bicycle and car production grew pretty much in tandem in the two decades beginning in 1950. But since 1970 bike production has nearly quadrupled while car production has roughly doubled. Much of the recent growth has been driven by electric bikes; production has doubled since 2004, to 21m."
