It's a serious matter.Treehugger reports that as the economic situation worsens in Europe, fuel for cars in Italy has soared to nearly $10 a gallon.
Nobody's laughing. Least of all the manufacturers of legendary brands of Italian cars like Fiat, Ferrari and Lamborghini as Italians vote with their feet on the pedals rather than the accelerators.
Last year the Italians bought 1,750,000 bicycles and 1,748,000 cars.
But the high fuel prices are meaning
that Italians are rediscovering cycling as one of lifes' simple joys.
And that's seriously worth smiling about...
