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Look around when you drive at how many other cars have more than 2 people. Here 90% plus have a single occupant, and 1-2% have 3 or more people/kids
by gnopgnip 6y ago
Look around when you drive at how many other cars have more than 2 people. Here 90% plus have a single occupant, and 1-2% have 3 or more people/kids
- NoOneNew 6y agoActually, I legit played that game on a road trip since this conversation came up with a friend right before we left (2017 timeframe). I counted and kept track. Through Colorado north bound i-25, roughly 60% were more than 1 occupant. Through Wyoming, then west bound i-80 was about 40% more than 1. Didn't do it on the return trip. Throughout east coast Florida city driving doing it every now and then (especially at traffic stops) ranges from 40-60%. Rainy days seem to be high single occupant days from what I've noticed. Sure, anecdotal, not perfectly scientific or even at a good enough scale... but I don't really believe the 10% idea. I'd love to see where their scientific data is on that.
- morsch 6y agoNot quite the same thing, but to get the average occupancy per car, they apparently just ask people. https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/fotw-1040-july-30-2018-average-vehicle-occupancy-remains-unchanged-2009-2017 https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/fotw-1040-july... https://nhts.ornl.gov/ https://nhts.ornl.gov/