Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by sneekula Transportation uses a lot of energy, so when you talk about alternate energy then alternate transportation becomes an important issue. What forms of… transportation would you consider in your situation… Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by ZZucker Just in the news: Mexico City has started a women-only bus service to protect female passengers from groping and verbal abuse common on the city's packed public transportation system. A strange side effect of crowded public transportation, his and her busses and trains. Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by Infarction … on the city's packed public transportation system. A strange side effect of crowded public transportation, his and her busses and trains… Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by vegaseat … on the city's packed public transportation system. A strange side effect of crowded public transportation, his and her busses and trains… Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by Dave Sinkula [QUOTE=sneekula;507983]What forms of transportation would you consider in your situation to minimize energy consumption?[/QUOTE]Back local politicians who would propose extra lanes on the major throughways on which I drive my Chevy Silverado. Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by Infarction … walks, thunderstorms, and flooded sidewalks. :icon_cheesygrin:[/QUOTE] Note that mass transportation is not necessarily equal to public buses. :icon_cheesygrin: Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by vegaseat … best way there is to use a horse for personal transportation, at least the horse has some sense. Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by Dave Sinkula [QUOTE=jbennet;509190]public transport is too expensive here. a 15 minute train journey costs me £7.95 return A ~ 2mile bus journey is like £1.90 return car is cheaper[/QUOTE][I]And[/I] automobile drivers subsidize public transportation! That way you get to pay anyway. :) Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by vegaseat Some larger cities like Toronto, or many European cities, have pretty good public transportation. Just depends were you live. Where I live, I have to use a car. I could rigg up a small solar powered air compressor (plenty of sunshine here) and use that air driven car in the future. Nice new avatar there jbennet! Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by vegaseat [QUOTE=jbennet;509756]i cant drive - i havent even sent off for my provisional licence so i can take lessons[/QUOTE]So your alternate modes of transportation are: walking bicycle bum a ride public transport transporter beam (get friendly with Scotty) :) Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by Ene Uran …, an electric car would be a nice, stenchfree, and quiet transportation. Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by sneekula …, an electric car would be a nice, stenchfree, and quiet transportation.[/QUOTE]You have a point here, electricity is about the… Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by Infarction [QUOTE=Ene Uran;511090] Yeah, an electric car would be a nice, stenchfree, and quiet transportation.[/QUOTE] Assuming you don't live next to the power plant burning coal to create that power :P Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by MidiMagic … unshoveled walks, thunderstorms, and flooded sidewalks.[/quote] Note that mass transportation is not necessarily equal to public buses. :icon_cheesygrin:[/QUOTE] But… Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by vegaseat Hot air! That reminds me, riding/flying in a hot air balloon is an interesting alternate mode of transportation. Even though the landing can be a bitch. 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What is your mode of transportation? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by HiHe I just read an article in the paper that tech savvy younger folks prefer public transportation, so they can use their time with a notebook computer or tablet, rather than wasting time in a car going to work. How do you get to work? Re: What is your mode of transportation? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by deceptikon I'd use public transportation if it were convenient and cheap for my area...but it's not. I'd ride my bicycle to work in a heartbeat...if it weren't a death trap. So I drive my car. Re: What is your mode of transportation? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by Reverend Jim Work? What's work? I use whatever is appropriate, except I never use public transportation. I **do** use my bicycle whenever possible. Re: What is your mode of transportation? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by mike_2000_17 … being a student, it is the most convenient means of transportation. I have a driver's license and occasionally borrow a… Re: What is your mode of transportation? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by <M/> … if not my phone. If i were to use a transportation, i'd either make my mom/dad drive me around… Re: What is your mode of transportation? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by aquaprin90 In public tansport, using mobiles and tablets sometimes becomes very messy due to heavy rush during peak work hours. So, I rather prefer my private transportation to reach my work on time and safely without getting robbed in the crowd. Re: What is your mode of transportation? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by pixelsoul I drive and take public transportation depending on different things. I actually enjoy driving and I spend too much time in front of a computer/smart phone as is, so driving is a nice break away from all of that for me. I own a Grand Prix GTP Supercharged, so this really helps to enjoy the driving a bit more ;) site transportation of things Community Center Say Hello! by Dmytro_2 Hi, can you recommend a cool site that will help with transportation of things? Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by jbennet hybrids are a scam, huge amounts of acid rain and deforestatiin are caused in places like canada/alaska extracting the nickel and cadmium for the batteries and the copper for the coils. the true electric cars tend to charge from coal fired power stations, producing more co2 than gasoline does. also hhybrids are useless for fast driving. The … Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by DimaYasny diesel if you ask me. the old ones - without the turbo. very cost effective (25km per 1 litre on a 2.0 litre engine is flippin' excellent) Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by jbennet yeah my mum gets 50+ mpg from her Peauegot 107 (its a 1.2 i think) Re: Alternate Transportation Community Center Geeks' Lounge by sneekula [QUOTE=jbennet;508003]~~~ the true electric cars tend to charge from coal fired power stations, producing more co2 than gasoline does. ~~~[/QUOTE]I think the idea is to charge those from nuclear power stations over the long term. You are right, present batteries are not good enough. Something to put bright minds on then. Presently diesels …