ROBERT COUCHER

THE DRIVER

HUMAN BEINGS LOVE movement. We are designed to move and are very good at it. That’s why we (unfortunately) have to walk so far to burn off a decent amount of calories. Our bodies can lope along for hours. Being human, our enjoyment of movement is enhanced the faster we go. Stone Age man apparently invented the wheel to move things along, so to speak, but it was the horse and then the bicycle in Britain and Europe that allowed people to move faster and therefore further. With a bicycle, a young man could ride to the next village and meet all sorts of new (girl) friends. No doubt he learned how to ride that bike pretty fast before trains arrived. Wealthy types took to motorised vehicles as soon as they could,…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2015

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