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Bike Racks
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Yellowstone National Park
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First Bicycle Rack
First time utility bikes come into existance, and therefore bike racks. -
Freight Bicycle
Delivery services in dense urban environments
Food vending in high foot traffic areas (including specialist ice cream bikes)
Transporting trade tools, including around large installations such as power stations and CERN
Airport cargo handling
Recycling collections
Warehouse inventory transportation
Mail (The UK post office operates a fleet of 33,000 bicycles mainly the Pashley MailStar)
Food collection -
Bicycle Basket Patent
Invented by: Elmer L. Dennis et al -
End of World War II
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Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)
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Toyota Prius enters the market
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Global Warming
The issue of Global Warming erupts. -
Education Statistic
Age 35 and older in a degree-granting institution is estimated at 2.9 million in 2001- doubling from 9.6% of total students to 19.2%, according to the Nation Center of Education Statistics. -
9/11 Terrorist Attack
Terrorists crash planes into the Twin Towers and World Trade Center. -
Patent for the modern bike rack
Main inventor: Dag Hoidal -
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Up to 4.9 million barrels (210,000,000 US gallon) of oil is spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. -
Pac Rac
The Pac-Rac is revealed for public viewing. It contains an initial rack that attaches to the back wheel and the bike seat. Attached to the top of the base is a 36” pole that is intended to hold shelves, and also has a backpack hook. The Pac-Rac is small, sleek and innovative. Not only does it assists the daily bicyclists by holding any item the rider does not wish to carry by hand, and also keeps the rider safe on the road by giving them the ability to use two hands while driving. The Pac-Rac wa
