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Wis. college offers free bicycles to new students who shun cars

Associated Press

February 13, 2008

Just say no to cars - and get a free bicycle for better health and cleaner air. That's what Ripon College is offering new students next fall in what it says is a first-of-a-kind program that keeps the college from having to build more parking lots. If freshmen sign a pledge promising not to bring a car to campus for the full year, the college will give them a Trek 820 mountain bike, a helmet and a lock - a $400 value.

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