tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857310.post6229482304535011513..comments2023-10-24T04:22:17.075-04:00Comments on utenzi: Pet Peeveutenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857310.post-61522085140399889392010-06-29T14:31:49.081-04:002010-06-29T14:31:49.081-04:00I know this is an old post and no one cares, but t...I know this is an old post and no one cares, but the savings isn't just in gas. If you had mass transit readily available and gave up your car, what you spend on having a car would probably make up the amount. They don't explain that. Having the car is more expensive than using it, what with registration, insurance, maintaining it, storing it, etc. <br /><br />Still the number may be high for a lot of people anyway. I get more annoyed with them not explaining where the numbers are coming from than the seemingly arbitrary (and seemingly high)numbers presented. I don't know if the article actually said they saved 6 to 8 thousand a year in gas, or if it said they could save that (without the "on gas" part). Unless you drive for a living or have a REALLY long commute, I can't imagine anyone buying between $120 and $160 worth of gas in a week. <br /><br />But buses aren't really cost effective; they are usually subsidized though. THey waste a LOT of gasoline with all the stopping and standing and actually create more pollution than if people would just carpool instead of piling on a bus. Just saying....Teresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857310.post-73859775352873984812010-06-18T21:57:08.294-04:002010-06-18T21:57:08.294-04:00In the almost 42 years we've been in Raleigh, ...In the almost 42 years we've been in Raleigh, we have never lived near bus lines. We are three miles from them now. If I wanted to use buses (which I do not), it would take me hours and many transfers to get where I want to go, and like most of my excursions, would include many stops. It's hardly worth it if you factor in your time and the loss of it.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857310.post-52925845916363976502010-06-18T18:25:56.383-04:002010-06-18T18:25:56.383-04:00It would have taken me a lifetime to save that muc...It would have taken me a lifetime to save that much. The lab was five miles from my house, the hospital six. I only kept mileage when I had to drive out of town to other hospitals. As for the wear and tear... my Honda Odyssey is a 2000.... ten years old now and I still have only 85,000 miles on it... and it still gets over 24 mpg averaged out city and highway.<br /><br />What peeves me is that they have added the ethanol to the gas to decrease our gas consumption, but the gas mileage you get with it is less than with gas that does not have the ethanol... so you end up having to buy more gas than you did before... where is the common sense?srphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751987787364198318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857310.post-82826090539167511522010-06-18T15:44:21.405-04:002010-06-18T15:44:21.405-04:00Absolutely. There's no mass transit anywhere n...Absolutely. There's no mass transit anywhere near my house. Of the 15 miles between me and my lab only the last 3 are served by a bus.utenzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857310.post-312954578640291142010-06-18T15:39:08.439-04:002010-06-18T15:39:08.439-04:00It's the whole "mileage" thing... li...It's the whole "mileage" thing... like I get reimbursed on a T&E at around 70 cents per mile... that could equal out to thousands a year.<br /><br />Wear and tear, tires, etc.<br /><br />Could get up to 9K for an SUV.<br /><br />I mean, but that's going from all driving to NO DRIVING... and frankly, there's places you just can't get with public transport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com