[extropy-chat] Public Transportation

[Mike Lorrey]

The Geo can carry four very caloric restrictive adults, and little
else.

--- Brian Lee <brian_a_lee at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Actually, today's cars similar to a geo: toyota echo, scion xA, chevy
> 
> cobalt, honda civic (a stretch) all carry about the same, four
> adults.
> 
> BAL
> 
> >From: Rik van Riel <riel at surriel.com>
> >To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> >Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Public Transportation
> >Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:36:51 -0500 (EST)
> >
> >On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Mike Lorrey wrote:
> >
> > > The average daily commute as I recall is somewhere around 20-25
> miles.
> > >
> > > However the point is that the Geo was a lighter vehicle with
> lower
> > > safety standards and lower passenger capacity than todays economy
> cars.
> > > Today's 35 mpg engine is hauling more car and more people at that
> > > milage than the Geo at 50 mpg, so when you calculate in the end
> the
> > > miles per gallon per person,
> >
> >I'm not seeing more people per car in commutes today,
> >compared with a few years ago.  Quite the contrary...
> 
> 
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Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
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It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
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