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Old 08-13-2003, 09:12 PM   #8 (permalink)
RoadRage
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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Originally posted by lukeduke
Have you ever considered getting rid of your car? My wife and I don't have a car. We ride our bikes or take public transportation. Just imagine the uses you could find with all the money you are saving on car payments and insurance.
While this may be feasible where you are, it probably isn't feasible in Arizona.

Between the Mississippi and the Pacific there's a huge stretch of land where there is little to no public transportation simply because there isn't a sufficient population density to create a demand for it.

Fort Smith has over 100K people, but only 9 bus routes. If you have to change buses to get somewhere, you'd probably make better time walking. And the only buses that have more than 5 people on time are the ones heading to the chicken-processing plants or to Wal-Mart.

Fort Smith isn't the exception, it's the rule. Oklahoma City has 5 times as many people as Fort Smith, but only 4 times as many routes to cover nearly 20 times the area.

Cheaper car insurance? Get married, it cut my car insurance almost 30%. Get a less sporty car, 4 door sedans are the cheapest to insurance.
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