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]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/09/how-bad-is-air-travel-for-the-environment/#comment-832 SAM Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:58:58 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/?p=4482#comment-832 Hey Alastair, that was some info, and quite intersting! I've already saved this webpage. One thing that has always bothered me is how many 5-seat cars are occupied solely by their drivers (esp. in the morning when people are going to work and, naturally, in the afernoon when they're coming back). Annoyed, particularly in the said times when I'm walking on the sidewalk of a major street, by the not-so-soothing woosh of their speeding wheels, and smothered by the not-so-sweet smell of their emissions, I've taken to amuse--or depress?--myself by counting how many people are inside the passing cars. I've found as a rule of thumb that for every car with more than one person (often just 2), 9 or 10 only carry their drivers--and now you provide a formal statistic (avg. 1.9 person/car). Thanks! If I were a politician, I'd certainly do something about this, esp. in major cities where conjestion and smog are becoming obvious issues to everyone. As to the rest of your noteworthy article, it was certainly a revelation to me that those metallic dragons could be more "begnin" than those metallic horses. It proves that things should be considered in context (like the last part about the Queen Elizabeth II). Speaking of context, while the absymally low ratio of passenger/car is undeniable, for the planes to be more efficient than cars, we should assume that they often fly with their full seating capacity. While I've only flewn internationally, and I can confirm that that's usually more or less the case, I understand that for national flights, it's not uncommon for planes to fly with half their capacity, or less. Persnonally, I think your post is informative and well-balanced, and you kinda vindicated yourself by the conclusion. Thanks again! Hey Alastair, that was some info, and quite intersting! I’ve already saved this webpage.
One thing that has always bothered me is how many 5-seat cars are occupied solely by their drivers (esp. in the morning when people are going to work and, naturally, in the afernoon when they’re coming back). Annoyed, particularly in the said times when I’m walking on the sidewalk of a major street, by the not-so-soothing woosh of their speeding wheels, and smothered by the not-so-sweet smell of their emissions, I’ve taken to amuse–or depress?–myself by counting how many people are inside the passing cars. I’ve found as a rule of thumb that for every car with more than one person (often just 2), 9 or 10 only carry their drivers–and now you provide a formal statistic
(avg. 1.9 person/car). Thanks!
If I were a politician, I’d certainly do something about this, esp. in major cities where conjestion and smog are becoming obvious issues to everyone.
As to the rest of your noteworthy article, it was certainly a revelation to me that those metallic dragons could be more “begnin” than those metallic horses. It proves that things should be considered in context (like the last part about the Queen Elizabeth II).
Speaking of context, while the absymally low ratio of passenger/car is undeniable, for the planes to be more efficient than cars, we should assume that they often fly with their full seating capacity. While I’ve only flewn internationally, and I can confirm that that’s usually more or less the case, I understand that for national flights, it’s not uncommon for planes to fly with half their capacity, or less.
Persnonally, I think your post is informative and well-balanced, and you kinda vindicated yourself by the conclusion.
Thanks again!

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