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Before I retired, my time was worth $60/hr. I could have driven (an 80 mile RT), at a round trip time of about 1.7 hrs/day. Instead, I took bus, BART, & bus for a total daily commute time of ~4 hours. Driving speed wouldn't have mattered much, as rush hour congestion slowed everyone to an average speed of 60 mph on the morning commute, and 40 mph on the afternoon commute.
Rather than drive a SOV, I took public transportation. I read my newspapers, magazines, and books, and did the daily Sudoku and crossword puzzles - luxuries I obviously couldn't do safely while commuting. Driving would have actually left me with less available daily quality time to do my reading.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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