US office employees saddle up to beat gas prices

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-- Adverstisement --

WHEN gas prices hit US$4 a gallon, the staff at Dr Keith Leonard's dental office in the US state of Washington decided it was time to saddle up.

The dental assistants and office staff, more than half of whom own horses, rode to work on Wednesday.

City officials in Arlington, about 80 kilometers north of Seattle, granted them a special permit to ride as a group.

"We can't dictate how much oil companies charge, but today we're not buying," Leonard said. "We're using one-horse power."

Ten riders and two bicyclists met at Leonard's home about 6.4 kilometers north of his office for the commute.

Leonard said he hoped the ride would encourage his patients to use alternative forms of transportation.


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