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- From: lip@s1.gov (Loren I. Petrich)
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- Subject: Re: Cost of public vs. private transportation
- Message-ID: <1992Jul31.051452.538@s1.gov>
- Date: 31 Jul 92 05:14:52 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul31.001125.9798@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul29.223430.6269@s1.gov> lip@s1.gov (Loren I. Petrich) writes:
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- :: And if one drives, one's time is occupied controlling the car,
- ::while if one travels by public transit, or is driven by someone else,
- ::one is free to do other things. Is _that_ ever figured?
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- :I can tell you aren't a veteran auto commuter. We eat breakfast, shave,
- :drink coffee, talk on the phone, sing along with the radio (real loud),
- :and think about what we're going to do during the day. Driving to a veteran
- :is a purely automatic process. I often notice after the fact that I've
- :slowed or stopped, or changed lanes, or even gotten off at my exit. The
- :subconscious has been doing the work while my conscious mind is focused
- :on other things. About the only thing you can't do safely in a car is
- :read the paper, though I've seen commuters doing that too.
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- Sounds like a real mess :-)
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- And a dangerous one.
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