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What I've saved by bike commuting

Monday, May 01, 2006

I'm to be interviewed by a local business paper today about my bike commuting. (Thanks for the reference, Bike Coalition!) In preparation, I've calculated some stats about what I've saved by not driving, since I guess that's what people who are responding to high gas prices will want to know.

Years Bike Commuting: Almost 4
Commute Length: 11 miles round trip, plus assorted trips elsewhere
Total Miles: 9,200
Total Gallons of Gas Saved: 370¹
Total Money Saved on Gas: $640² ($125 so far in 2006)
Total CO₂ Not Emitted: 3 3/4 tons³

¹Presuming my car got about 25 miles to the gallon.

²This figure is very rough, based on what I remember average gas prices being in previous years, which was mostly guessing.

It's worth noting that this figure is only on gas used for my commute, which is relatively short to begin with. However, once I got into the habit of biking everywhere I could, beyond just my commute, that savings has risen even more, and I found I no longer even needed my own personal car! So, we still have a family car, but since as of December 2005, we are no longer paying for a second registration, insurance policy, and maintenance costs (not shown here)!

³One gallon of gasoline releases about 20 pounds of CO₂ into the air, derivation here. So if your car gets 20 miles to the gallon, you release a pound of CO₂ per mile. (The figure above does not include CO₂ emitted by my breath during the commute, which is less than 1/10 of a pound. Most people exhale just over 2 pounds per day.)

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