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Cargo bikes the new two-wheel minivan for cycling families, car-free deliveries
• SEATTLE (AP) -- One fisherman uses a bike to deliver hundreds of pounds of salmon to local markets. A mom who regularly shuttles her two kids around town once tried to haul a twin mattress home. And some companies are using the bikes to deliver beer kegs or pick up recycling.
• Cyclists are pushing the limits of what they can haul on cargo bikes -- sturdy two-wheelers built to haul lots of stuff. The so-called SUV of bicycles are increasingly popular in pedal-friendly communities, from Washington state to Massachusetts.
• Families are using the bikes to do everything they did on four wheels -- schlepping kids to school, hauling groceries or running errands -- without the hassle of finding parking. Some do it to help the environment in a small way or get exercise, while others say it's an easier, more fun way to get around.
• "(Our) bike has turned into our go everywhere minivan," said Julian Davies, a Seattle physician who regularly hauls his two kids in a cargo bike.
• Companies also are using bikes to deliver beer around Portland, Ore., collect recycling in Cambridge, Mass., or pick up dirty laundry in Philadelphia.
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Teen arrested in theft of Porsche part from 'Fast & Furious' star Paul Walker's deadly crash
• LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Detectives arrested a teenager Thursday accused of stealing some wreckage from the Porsche that "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker was in when he died in a crash, and a second suspect was planning to turn himself in, authorities said.
• The theft occurred as the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT was being towed from the accident scene Saturday night, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said.
• The investigation led detectives to Jameson Witty, 18, who was arrested at his home in Los Angeles and was being held on $20,000 bail, the Sheriff's Department said in a statement. A second suspect, a 25-year-old man whose name has not been released, was outside California and arranging to surrender, the statement said.
• Witnesses told investigators that they saw someone driving behind the tow truck that was hauling away wreckage hours after the fiery crash that killed Walker and (Continued on page 37)
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