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In article <1993Jan27.154945.15317@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
>In article <Jym.24Jan1993.1807@naughty-peahen> Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu> writes:
>>>> Some how the concept of SHORT TRIPS has been disregarded
>>>> or possibly there is a definition of short trip that I am
>>>> not familiar with.
>>> Short trip: any trip that can be completed on one tank of
>>> gas or less. 
>>
>>=o= Well, that may be "a definition," but it's certainly not
>>a useful one.  Unless there's a definition of "useful" that
>>I am not familiar with.
>>
>>=o= Given that most auto trips are on the order of 6 miles
>>or less, perhaps one could use "6 miles or less" as a useful
>>definition of "short trip."
>>    <_Jym_>
>
>
>One *could* say that if one accepted as given that most auto
>trips are of the order of 6 miles. But since that is incorrect,
>the statement would be incorrect. The average miles driven per
>auto per year in the US is roughly 12,000. That leads to an average 
>daily travel of about 33 miles. As an example, I drive about 60 miles
>a day in two 30 mile trips. I'm above the national average and
>there are those below the average, but 6 miles is *way* below
>the average.
>
>Gary
>-- 

 Sorry Gary but I don't buy your logic on this one. Just because the
average miles driven per year per auto is 12,000 that doesn't mean that
the average SHORT TRIP is greater than 6 miles. In the 12,000 mile
average is LONG TRIPS also, like when one takes a drive to Phoenix
from Tucson. SO lets try to talk about short trips not yearly averages.

PEACE
      

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