Filed under: Transportation Alternatives, Green Daily
Last month, Zipcar's annual Low-Car Diet saw 250 people in over a dozen cities trade in their personal car for a shared Zipcar and other transportation alternatives (bus, bike, walking). Zipcar surveyed the participants after the month-long trial and has released a few interesting numbers about what happened to those who went without a personal car for 30 days:
- Saved 67 percent on vehicle-related costs
- Vehicle miles traveled were reduced by 66 percent
- Public transportation ridership shot up by 98 percent
- 47 percent lost weight (the 250 people lost a total of 413 pounds)
- 59 percent said sharing a car made them think about other environmentally-friendly ways of being, including increased recycling and conserving energy at home.
Everyone's mileage will vary, of course, but do any of these numbers make you wish you could easily car share in your town?
[Source: Zipcar]
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