The U.S. Work Commute By The Numbers
June 2010
The U.S. Work Commute By The Numbers

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Reader Comments (6)

Posted by: Hatter of Honolulu at 06/10/2010 03:09:17 AM

Gee, we're surprised people choose reliable transportation that gets you where you need to go in a timely manner vs. the inconvenient alternatives.

Posted by: Mike at 06/10/2010 08:13:41 PM

No US airline flies 747s across the country anymore. Are the rest of your "facts" equally wrong?

Posted by: El Gregorio at 06/11/2010 12:27:59 PM

59 Gallons per year in Europe? I live here and there is NO WAY 59 gallons of petrol would see me through a year! 99 percent of Europe laughs at your computation! There, how do you like that statistic? Owning and driving a car here is outrageously expensive. Get a grip and re-do your math.

Posted by: KinginCrimson at 06/11/2010 10:05:01 PM

Anyone can make up bogus statistics: Forty-five percent of all people know that.

Posted by: jim at 06/14/2010 12:54:38 PM

To be fair, the U.S.-Europe section mentions nothing about price. It shows the total average auto fuel use per capita across those entire regions. No doubt it is expensive to own a car in Europe for those who do drive. But in terms of overall fuel consumption per person, those numbers don't seem unreasonable.

Posted by: Ben L at 06/14/2010 02:23:49 PM

Remeber to divide the 747 mpg by the number of passengers. Come on!