Steven Chu, not your everyday bicyclist

[bananas]

Steven Chu, not your everyday bicyclist

It was Bike to Work Day, and Energy Secretary Steven Chu was into it. "I miss riding a bicycle," he told a crowd of hundreds of bike commuters today, moments after dismounting his $5,500 Italian road bike. "My security detail doesn't really let me do it."

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In the hills of northern California, where he was director of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Chu cycled to work every day and gained a reputation for encouraging others to ride. Here in Washington, he does not only that but takes it to the high policy level, urging us to wean ourselves off fossil fuels and fight climate change.

He loved riding the "wonderful hills" in California, and finds real challenges riding in DC, too, although they're different. The mean streets of the DC suburbs can hold their own troubles, rude drivers among them.

"Especially teenagers," he told reporters. "They'll follow you, and they'll honk to see if you'll jump." He suggested that cities, including Washington, could be made safer with more bicycle lanes.

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[FrenchieCat]

1. I'm gonna hear him speak at my daughter's graduation in a couple of weeks!

I'm looking forward to it! :)