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Lance & PJ (vossfin@clarkston.com) wrote:

: Actually I think it's because here in the US there is a lot of nothing 
: between places where there is something and precious few ways, other than 
: the automobile, to get around.  In Britain, things are much closer 
: together and there is a marvelous train network to rely on.


i continually see refences to how big the us is as an excuse for 
high gas consumption.

what does the size of montana, north dakota and new mexico got to do 
with the way people use cars in los angeles county or in new jersey?

yes, i know people take long trips.

the average car racks up 12,000 miles a year. a two car family 
racks up 24,000 miles a year. assuming that family goes on a coast
to coast trip every year (not very likely, but let's say they do)
that is 6,100 miles average, (my estimate from 5 personal observations)

the other 17,900 miles comes from factors that cannot be attributed 
to size of the united states.

lack of public transportationi cna understnad.

what other issues are involved here?

thanks for the input.
sanjay



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