Quote Originally Posted by CoventryCat86 View Post
No hefty, you're quoting something that is different from what I'm talking about. The issues is BUS ROUTES, BUS PASSES, etc., that ashauler first raised, not all forms of public transportation that not all citizens qualify for so your "60%" number is irrelevant in this case. There is no way in the world you're going to convince anyone that 60% of the population of North America or 60% of the area of North America is presently served by public transportation buses that are available to all citizens (because while things like Dial-A-Ride serve my community, they are not available to just anyone, you have to either be disabled or on some sort of public assistance in order to use the service). Nice try but that is definitely a "swing and a miss" even though ashauler doesn't see it that way because he's only at the point now where he just wants to argue for the sake of arguing. You probably don't see it that way either but I'm still holding out hope for you.

Your other number of $7,633.00 per year or almost $650.00 per month for transportation expenses is ridiculous and even you have to admit it's unrealistic just as your "60%" one is too. "United We Ride" great job hefty, that's a real unbiased, credible and reliable organization that most definitely has no motivation to distort reality. Never mind, it MUST be true, after all you found it on the internet!

Another example of statistics don't lie but liars use statistics.......
I would have to assume that 7633 is a number that includes an individual or family that has a car payment PLUS the operating expenses. About 10yrs ago, I had a $375/mo car payment. Not everybody has the time or patience or know-how to fix their own stuff. In that case, 650/month doesn't seem absurd, especially if you drive say 100 miles to work a day.

I don't know, but to me it seems like we stopped arguing about the "numbers" a while ago and now we're arguing just to argue.

Will