Are News Copy Editors Extinct?

So, I saw an article from the AP titled “Man rides stationary bike for 85 hours“. It starts off thusly:

AP Sun Jan 14, 2:05 AM ET

BURR RIDGE, Ill. - George Hood may have peddled his way into the Guinness Book of World Records on Saturday night.

Goddamnit, no he didn’t! He traveled about, selling things? No! He didn’t peddle anything, you idiots.

I’ve come to expect this sort of thing from my local news, but really; I expect better from the Associated Press, the news organization. A bike (stationary or otherwise) has pedals. Therefore, he pedaled/pedalled (while both spellings may look odd, either is acceptable). I realize that this is a small thing, but this sort of lazy misuse of language drives me crazy, as I’ve mentioned before.

Ok, I feel better now.