Rush Hour Challenge 2016: And the winner is...

Boston, MA - In this year's annual challenge to navigate Boston to Somerville in rush hour traffic, the electric assist bicycle came in first.

That's a slight twist on last year's race, which was also won by a cyclist. Electric assist bicycles are essentially what they say -- a bike, but with a built-in energy assistance that makes the journey easier and, as was clearly the case here, faster. The winner's ride came from Irvine, California-based PEDEGO Electric Bike.

A Hubway bike-share bicycle also joined this year's race, as did a personal bike. At the back of the pack were the walker (with dog) and driver, who navigated traffic to Somerville's Davis Square.

More on the Rush Hour Challenge and all of this year's competitors here.