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Adventures in public transportation
Aug. 6th, 2007 09:30 am(Or, for you Jem fans, “I’m takin’ a train, takin’ a train, takin’ a train!”)
Doris and I have been trying to reduce our usage of cars. Although we both drive ultra-low emission hybrid cars that get about 45 miles to the gallon (Honda Civic hybrids, to be exact), there’s still the fact that each minute spent driving a car is rough on the planet and that this is just not a sustainable method of transportation. Many people on my f-list are way ahead of me on this; I know several who don’t even own cars and just use public transportation. Doris and I both live in suburban areas where public transportation is next to nil though. Her ‘burb is about 60 miles north of mine. Normally when we drive to each other’s places, it takes over an hour. And burns a lot of gasoline, whether you’re driving a hybrid or not. So we’ve been looking at ways to reduce our car usage and to use trains to get to each other’s houses.
The results from this weekend behind the cut...
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Doris and I have been trying to reduce our usage of cars. Although we both drive ultra-low emission hybrid cars that get about 45 miles to the gallon (Honda Civic hybrids, to be exact), there’s still the fact that each minute spent driving a car is rough on the planet and that this is just not a sustainable method of transportation. Many people on my f-list are way ahead of me on this; I know several who don’t even own cars and just use public transportation. Doris and I both live in suburban areas where public transportation is next to nil though. Her ‘burb is about 60 miles north of mine. Normally when we drive to each other’s places, it takes over an hour. And burns a lot of gasoline, whether you’re driving a hybrid or not. So we’ve been looking at ways to reduce our car usage and to use trains to get to each other’s houses.
The results from this weekend behind the cut...
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