I am sorry to hear about the poor bus system Greg. I live in Portland, OR
and the bus system here is great. I take the bus to school, work, play, and
everything inbetween. The bus system seems to run on time + or - 5 minutes
at the most. The main problem here, in my opinion, is that the
transportation system doesn't use any type of biofuel and honestly doesn't
seem that interested. I used to live in CO and some of the local buses ran
off of ethanol atleast. They even had a bus that went to many of the ski
resorts on the weekend. In college we used to fight for the passes and the
bus system couldn't keep up with the demand.
I live outside the city so I like the fact that bus system doesn't charge on
mileage(!) but I agree that to many it seems like a pain to pay a dollar to
head up to the store. I don't know if it is true or not, but my dad used to
tell me that to run a car (on top of the subsidized price we pay for gas and
the environmental damage it does) it costs around $1 to $2 a mile to run on
upkeep and insurance. If this is the case, then buses could be cheaper, we
just don't realize it.
In the end though, if buses aren't reliable then people wont use them.
-rawls
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-----Original Message-----
From: Greg and April [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:21 AM
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [biofuel] Debate on fuel economy standards opens, pitting
conservationists against soccer moms
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Morgan" <
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 09:00
Subject: Re: [biofuel] Debate on fuel economy standards opens, pitting
conservationists against soccer moms
> It seems to me if a person wanted to cut fuel use all they would have to
> do is change the system of public transport. Instead of charging a set
> amount for city busses, charge a nickel between numbered mile stops. A
> person is more likely to run for bread in a bus for ten cents than get
> clipped for a buck or more for a short distance. Wouldn't it be better
> to have a thousand full busses going everywhere in a town than 25,000
> cars covering the same places with constant engine starts between
> points. Of course it wouldn't hurt to run the busses every five to ten
> minutes apart instead of every twenty or whatever.
>
Yea, they run about once every 45 min to an hour here, and even then they
don't make any garentees about time and service. One time I needed the bus
to get to an interview across town, twenty min. if I had my car, I left 2
hrs early, half way thru, the ride, had to switch to a cab because with 30
min left, I was barley halfway to were I needed to be. I then took the bus
back to the interview, and it took 3 hrs. to get home, and this is a small
town.
I'll never ride a bus again if I have a choice.
Greg H.
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