Scott en Aztl‡n
Did you read anything from the original article? Or have you ever read anything about gas grades? If the car was made after about 1990 you're just going to lose some horsepower, you won't damage the engine.
Yeah, it's not like people who's job involves going to different locations really need to get to the other locations. The can tell their customers to screw off, since without the job they'll save a lot of money on gas.
It also doesn't help that the average bus route around here takes 2+ hours to cover 20 miles, and still leaves me with 4 or more miles of walking before and after the bus ride just to do to complete the trip. Hmmm, 6 hours for a round trip I can do in my car in under 1 hour?
And as far as walking to the store, I know my car can carry a lot more groceries than me, and with it being over a half-mile each way to the nearest store, as well as the problems my knee has, I'll choose to drive.
There's a lot of steps that can be taken to make a difference, like making sure you have properly inflated tires, that your air filter is clean, planning your routes efficiently and ridesharing when possible.
To suggest that everyone can take a bus to work or walk to the store is the same bullpoo that makes a lot of people resent paying to subsidize mbutt transit for other people. I'm glad transit works nicely for you, but it doesn't for everyone.
Dave
