Battery-aided bikes finding niche
They let Japanese riders make good time, skirt traffic laws
Posted: August 24, 2009 at 2:09 a.m.
A woman pedals a battery-powered bicycle with her children in Tokyo earlier this year.
Chie Igawa is part of a trend that's transforming Japan's roads. The 36-year-old Tokyo housewife zips her kids around on a battery-boosted bicycle without breaking a sweat or having to worry about traffic rules.
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Business, Pages 19, 22 on 08/24/2009
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