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Re:Riding transit takes almost twice as long as driving (2017) by wyre on Sunday July 31, 2022 @02:32PM (#32297575)
I don’t see either of your sources showing public transit is more fuel intensive than a car. The first report assumes 2.2 people in a car which I don’t think is an actual average and a greyhound bus was 4x more efficient than the car.
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Re:Riding transit takes almost twice as long as driving (2017) by dehrmann on Sunday July 31, 2022 @02:50PM (#32297741)
> a greyhound bus was 4x more efficient than the car

That's a good scenario for buses because Grayhound can size buses appropriately and change the frequency. The number for buses within a city is trickier because you have some packed commute buses, and some with 3 passengers at 10 PM.

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