Pretty much everyone these days knows how environmentalists feel about SUVs and other large, inefficient vehicles. Many of them are used mostly to transport just one person, despite their ability to hold far more people. But even far smaller vehicles are not used terribly efficiently.
Much of this is due simply to the fact that few people live in a situation where carpooling is an easy enough option. Carpooling is a great idea, but it’s very hard to find a good carpool. You often don’t live near enough a coworker for this to be possible, never mind someone who drives close enough to your own job.
Many cities have terrible public transportation. I live in such an area myself. People don’t like to ride buses and such because it takes such an extraordinarily long time to get a lot of places. That’s not true in all places, but in enough of them.
Rising gas prices have made everyone more aware of how much driving costs. More people have been thinking about how much they drive and what they drive.
Cutting back on driving is difficult, but it can be done. I speak from experience, having spent the past several months having only one car between my husband and myself. It’s tough, but possible for us as I work at home. Continue reading →
