When you reach your destination, find a nearby station and return your bike.

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Maximum range is about 6 miles, and the top speed with the current gear ratios is about 4.5mph the imagined use is carrying it on the train and zipping from the station to your destination, though at 27-pounds it's a bit of a hefty package to lug around.

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But not every ski destination has an easily accessible refilling station or rental point, particularly for those heli-skiing in remote locations.

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And always adjust the seat and mirrors, fasten your seat belt, tune the radio in to your favorite station and enter a navigation destination before you shift the transmission into drive.

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Yet, after months of hard work, the innovation train had not even left the station, much less reached its destination.

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Through this Smarter Traveler research initiative, scientists could eventually recommend better ways to get to a destination, including directions to a nearby mass transit station, whether a train is predicted to be on time and whether parking may be available at the station.

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While the International Space Station is currently the only orbiting space tourist destination, other extended stay commercial spaceflight opportunities could exist in the future, the authors wrote.

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These automated vehicles would be complimented on the ground by a vast network of strategically positioned hubs, enabling drones to recharge their batteries every few miles before continuing to the next station (where the recharging process is repeated) or final destination.

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Perhaps best of all for hurried travelers, the Ritz-Carlton is just above the Kowloon station, where you can hop on the airport express to get to your next Asian destination.

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