BIKE: Back to Illich and the hours it takes to travel by car

[Jeb Boyt]

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From: Patrick Goetz <pgoetz>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:57:52 -0600 (CST)

Maintenance and gas do add up (my boss, for example, spends $350+ per 
*month* on gas and is probably not terribly atypical, living in far northern 
Hays county), and one does get
an insurance break for not driving a lot.  Furthermore, making a car last
longer has a big impact on the bottom line.  My car is ancient and by all
rights should have kacked a long time ago, but it keeps on going because I
only drive it a couple of times a month.  So having to deal with $300-$450
car payments every month has been deferred, so to speak, for a number of
years.  All these factors start to add up.
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My boss also lives in Northern Hays County.  Although her car is about a 
year older than mine, she has about twice the miles on hers that I do on 
mine.  I agree that these costs do add up, not to mention the opportunity 
cost of personal time lost commuting.  However, I think that the vast 
majority of people do not take these costs into consideration.  Otherwise, 
we would not have so many folks looking for "affordable" homes in Bastrop, 
Hays, and Caldwell counties.

Jeb

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