| Re: Buses with racks go a long way
Don Klipstein wrote:
> Wayne Pein wrote:
> >fluffy bunny wrote:
> >> Wayne Pein <wpein@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> 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!
Where is this bike rack ?
Graham
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