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I'm not saying you shouldn't drive your car everywhere. I am saying, you shouldn't be doing it every day. That, right there, is one of the unhealthiest lifest

I'm not saying you shouldn't drive your car everywhere. I am saying, you shouldn't be doing it every day. That, right there, is one of the unhealthiest lifestyles, for everyone. The average American spends an hour a day in their car. This number changes over the years, of course, but generally Americans spend a large portion of their lives, consuming gas. Its just built into the nations life-lines at this point. Weekend trips with the car would be great! Alas, thats not how America uses its cars ..

josefresco 13y ago
Can you share the source for the data on how much time the average American spends in a car?
- ricardobeat 13y ago
  A quick google search points to an even higher average (101 minutes), in 2006: https://web.archive.org/web/20100526113417/http://www.revolutionhealth.com/blogs/drscherger/men-moderate-exercis-3815 https://web.archive.org/web/20100526113417/http://www.revolu...
reckoner13 13y ago
The thing is the infrastructure has been long established where the transition to more commuters using public transit is going to take a long time. In LA, they are putting in more public transit options, but the reality is most people commute too long of distances to their jobs for it to be practical to utilize it. So, these options will only be practical for a small population. Otherwise, your options are: 1) Drive an hour in traffic or 2) Spend 3+ hours on public transit (but in a cramped bus). What's your pick for the daily? This also limits your freedom (yep I said it.) to get groceries or do other errands with the little time you have after work which would add additional time to your commute. Are you American? Your perspective seems a little overgeneralized than reality. Don't get me wrong gas consumption is certainly an issue here. Hopefully Tesla drives the auto industry in the right direction.
justathrow2k 13y ago
One hour a day (on average) hardly seems like a LARGE portion of one's life. Surely, it adds up, but lets say you average being awake 15 hours a day, that's 1/15th of one's life. Not large in my opinion, and certainly no where close to being a majority. An aside...personally, I spend...8 minutes (or less ) in a car each day.

josefresco 13y ago

Can you share the source for the data on how much time the average American spends in a car?

ricardobeat 13y ago
A quick google search points to an even higher average (101 minutes), in 2006: https://web.archive.org/web/20100526113417/http://www.revolutionhealth.com/blogs/drscherger/men-moderate-exercis-3815 https://web.archive.org/web/20100526113417/http://www.revolu...

reckoner13 13y ago

The thing is the infrastructure has been long established where the transition to more commuters using public transit is going to take a long time. In LA, they are putting in more public transit options, but the reality is most people commute too long of distances to their jobs for it to be practical to utilize it. So, these options will only be practical for a small population. Otherwise, your options are: 1) Drive an hour in traffic or 2) Spend 3+ hours on public transit (but in a cramped bus). What's your pick for the daily? This also limits your freedom (yep I said it.) to get groceries or do other errands with the little time you have after work which would add additional time to your commute. Are you American? Your perspective seems a little overgeneralized than reality. Don't get me wrong gas consumption is certainly an issue here. Hopefully Tesla drives the auto industry in the right direction.

justathrow2k 13y ago

One hour a day (on average) hardly seems like a LARGE portion of one's life. Surely, it adds up, but lets say you average being awake 15 hours a day, that's 1/15th of one's life. Not large in my opinion, and certainly no where close to being a majority. An aside...personally, I spend...8 minutes (or less ) in a car each day.