More Americans going car-free and bike-dependent
Wednesday, 6. September 2006, 09:38:53
AP Photo/Don Heupel
From AP/chron.com: 'Six years ago, Bruce Wilbur did what most Americans wouldn't dream of: he got rid of his car. And his minivan, too. He started taking the bus to work — not a common sight in Rochester, N.Y. — and loved the switch. More recently, he's been biking to work. Getting rid of the car gave him his sanity back, the 49-year-old Web designer said, and saved him a lot of money too... In 2004, U.S. households spent an average of $650 a month on transportation, of which only a fifth was gasoline and motor oil, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rest was mainly the cost of the car, insurance and repairs. Only $37 was spent on public transportation, which includes air travel.' More
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