There's also the fact that bike parking is usually free.

Don't forget your helmet!

-Randy Glenn
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Things are probably out of hand when your motivation is not "I think I can",
not "I know I can", but "I have no choice"

-----Original Message-----
From: pic microcontroller discussion list
[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Gennette, Bruce
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 6:35 PM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [PICLIST] [OT]: Energy savings


I have to agree with Adam - for me on my 4km trip to work its actually
faster to ride on the bike way (that goes through the middle of a large
public park) than to drive around the park through 3 sets of traffic lights.
And a damn sight safer too.

When you figure the costs / benefits don't forget the gains in healthy
lifestyle (and in my case the reduction in stress when you don't have to
ride on the road).

Bye.

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   M. Adam Davis [SMTP:adavis@UBASICS.COM]
        Sent:   Wednesday, 21 June 2000 3:00
        To:     PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
        Subject:        Re: [OT]: Energy savings

        >         Anyone know the percentage of total energy consumption
used in such
        > commutes (say 5 miles or less)? How much could be saved by the use
of a
        > bicycle, public transportation, or just living closer to work?
        >
        > Harold
        > (who bicycles to work)

        No, but I've figured out my cost, which is probably closely related
to actual
        energy usage (and waste):
        1/20th of a gallon = 10 cents/mile * 8 = $.80 per round trip
        1/100,000 of $15,000 = 15 cents/mile * 8 = $1.20 per round trip
        (mileage I expect out of the car per purchase cost before repairs
start
        equalling the above value)
        Insurance is about 10 cents/mile (don't ask :-( ) = $.80 per round
trip

        So I am spending about $2.80 just to go to work and back daily.

        Unfortunately, there are reasons I cannot bicycle right now, though
I should be
        able to (and probably will) in about two weeks.  There's nothing in
the world
        quite like passing 30-40 cars all stuck in traffic on the side...
;-)  When I
        was biking, I was usually able to make it in about the same amount
of time that
        it took via car.

        -Adam


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