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Old 12-07-2007, 12:30 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lazarus View Post
What about the fact that you have shorter trips because alternate transportation is rough in the winter if you walk, motorcycle, bike etc.
THAT's a good point! Good stuff.

It's absolutely true in my case: I do use the car much more in the winter. Probably haven't put 25 km on the bicycle in the last 3 or 4 weeks. Maybe it doesn't apply as much to the average Joe who drives 4 blocks to get milk all year round, but worth a mention nonetheless.

Not sure about the holiday travel - wouldn't that be balanced out by the summer road trips? I'm sure somewhere you can find out the busiest week on a nation's roads. Something tells me it's in the summer.
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