A State Where Cars Take A Back Seat

Cars cannot keep up with this state's geography and climate.

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August 21, 2004, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"[T]his is Alaska, where little seems to mean what it means in the lower 48 when it comes to cars, trucks, roads and traffic. This state, larger by far than the Great State of Texas or car-crazed California, has more miles of hiking trails than it does miles of roads for passenger vehicles."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: In Alaska, Cars Are an Inferior Mode of Travel

Thursday, August 19, 2004 in The Washington Post

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