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Auto costs vs Bike costs
www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/a...
Description: Really good comparison of total costs (direct, indirect and hidden) of driving vs bicycling.
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Transportation
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auto, car, bike, cycling, lives per gallon, cost
Reviews of Auto costs vs Bike costs
Does anyone really need convincing
Owning a bike is cheaper than owning a car. Duh! I just sold my 10 year old Honda Civic, it only had 40k miles on it, so clearly I wasn't driving it much. I quickly calculated my cost savings per year based on insurance, garage rent, gas, maintenance, license, registration, and misc. other car-related expenses like parking and tolls, which adds up to 3k. That is like getting an extra raise, each year. I find that cost savings amazing, and even when I add in costs for using IGO car sharing and occasional cab rides I am still saving money overall. People who drive more than me, have a car payment and spend more on gas, maintenance or parking clearly can be saving much, much more each year. Car-sharing makes this an easy choice for most people close enough to a location. I've found it easier than I'd imagined, and just wish I'd sold my car years ago! This doesn't even begin to address all of the environmental benefits...
Stephanie P.'s keywords: car, cost of owning a car, sell your car, save money
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Sharp discussion of bike vs auto TCO
TCO stands for total cost of ownership. In the webpage here, Ken Kifer covers the costs of bicycling vs auto driving really well. You can find a similar arguments in Terry Taminen's book "Lives per Gallon" but if you don't have time to read books, Kifer's analysis is a short must-read.
Could have better page layout in the beginning but the content is solid. I'm writing this here as a review, although I mean for it to be a sustainlane blog entry of sorts.
Ken O.'s keywords: blog entry, blog, ken kifer, bike tco, auto tco
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