| Re: Buses with racks go a long way
In article <45c61996$0$27070$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>, Wayne Pein wrote:
>fluffy bunny wrote:
>
>> In article <45c5459c$0$16750$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
>> Wayne Pein <wpein@nc.rr.com> wrote:
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>>
>>> Further, any bus with a
>>>bike rack on it is heavier and thus gets worse gas mileage than one that
>>>doesn't whether it gets used for carrying a bike or not.
>>
>>
>> fair enough. Now stop waving your hands near the screen and show us
>> your calculations quantifying the relative energy costs of
>> two cyclists driving two cars vs:
>> one bus driving w/o the two cyclists or rack
>> vs. one bus w/o cyclists but with a rack
>> vs. cyclists riding the bus w/ bikes on the rack
>>
>>
>Why don't you?
>
>Why don't you carry a bus bike rack on your head along an entire bus
>route. That'll give you a headache and make you respect how much energy
>is required.
If that rack gets just one car replaced by a bike for commuting
along/near the bus route on a daily basis, I see energy savings even if
the bus has to carry the rack all day and one bike a few miles daily!
- Don Klipstein (don@misty.com)
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