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Due to demand, this is the third alternative transportation challenge. The first two have gone well with almost 11000 in-car miles avoided and 300 gallons of fuel saved. We are into the prime outdoor weather for many people now so I'm looking forward to seeing some big numbers.

Congratulations to BailOut for racking up over 2450 miles and not consuming 65 gallons in only 1.5 months during the last challenge. Those are some extremely impressive numbers.

The purpose of this challenge is to keep track of fuel saved through not driving. There currently isn't a way to keep track of such information in the mileage logs, which was the motivation for creating this.

The rules:
-Alternative transportation will be defined as a transportation method that avoids travel in a personal vehicle. Almost any method that lets you meet that criterion applies: Carpooling, public transit, walking, biking, snowboarding, working from home, and so on.

-The preferred trip distance calculation is the in-car distance avoided. For example, if a trip would take you 5 miles in your car, but a bus drives 6 miles to get you to the same place, the car miles avoided would be 5.

-Data is “entered” by replying to this thread. I will update the results periodically, when I have time. To make it easier for me to spot the pertinent information, please post it in a format similar to the following:

USERNAME: seftonm
DISTANCE: 4mi
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Golf TDI

-The “vehicle avoided” item will be used to calculate how much fuel is saved. So you should either have a fuel mileage log for your car, or provide an average MPG for that car. If you can’t provide an average fuel economy, new EPA numbers will be used. To make things easier for me, I will look up your average fuel economy only once. All entries related to that car after that point will assume the same average, even if its fuel economy in the mileage log has changed.

Separate entries don’t have to be made for each trip. A day’s / week’s / month’s worth of information can be combined into one entry if you wish.

Results as of August 2, 2009:
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~umsefton/Car/challenge.png

Woot! Thanks for keeping this going, Mike.

Here we go again. :) I'll kick it off:

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 10.4 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 0.21 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 53.7 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 1.12 gal

I am off to a good start! :)

USERNAME: MTbucket
DISTANCE: 399.7 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Ford Ranger
FUEL SAVED:11.42 gallons

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 206.4 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Nissan Xterra
FUEL SAVED: 13.76 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 4.5 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 0.09 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 53.7 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 1.12 gal

I've thought about joining in on this, but seeing some of these numbers puts me to shame.

I almost always walk 1 to 4 miles a day. The real saving grace is that it avoids miles on the F350 supercabs here at work. And driven the way they are here at work (in a 15 mph psl) the get no where near what they could.

USERNAME: JusBringIt
DISTANCE: 28
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Dodge Avenger
FUEL SAVED: 0.93 gal

Since July 1st:

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 27.3
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.76 gal (going with 36 mpg, since all of this would have been city driving)

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 142.8
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bus
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 3.97 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 23.8
TRANSPORT METHOD: Work from Home
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.66 gal



I've thought about joining in on this, but seeing some of these numbers puts me to shame.

I almost always walk 1 to 4 miles a day. The real saving grace is that it avoids miles on the F350 supercabs here at work. And driven the way they are here at work (in a 15 mph psl) the get no where near what they could.

It is not really about big numbers, because none of us will be able to match Bailout. His commute is more than I travel in total, so no way can I catch him. It is more about logging the miles that get avoided and the gallons saved. The F350 is a great example of excellent results in this thread. Plus you get exposed to other ideas on travel, for instance my commute right now is bike, bus, and walk, but I also see that some have light rail, others carpool and so on. So don't let the numbers keep you away, because every little bit counts!

- Rob

How in the world did I miss this the first 2 versions? :)

This is from 7/1 up to now. 100% of commuting miles replaced so far!

USERNAME: locutus
DISTANCE: 62.42
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Prius II
FUEL SAVED: 1.09 gal (going with my horribly outdated sig lifetime mileage of 57.4)

It is not really about big numbers, because none of us will be able to match Bailout. His commute is more than I travel in total, so no way can I catch him. It is more about logging the miles that get avoided and the gallons saved.
To me the individual numbers aren't that important as compared to the collective totals. Besides, the mile never traveled is the greenest one, so me being out front can actually represent too much individual travel, done in an alternative fashion or not.

With that said, here are my entries for the last few days:

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 9.0 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 0.18 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 107.4 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 2.24 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 7.4 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 0.15 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 53.7 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 1.12

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 55.4 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Work from home
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 1.15. gal

My vehicles got a nice rest this week while I was at summer camp for the week. we carpooled with the camp vehicles, big thirsty suvs, and pulling boats too, but with 10 people we came out to around 50-60 per person mpg :)

USERNAME: MTbucket
DISTANCE: 350 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD:Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED:Ford ranger
FUEL SAVED:10 Gallons

I'm not gonna enter this one, but I've got a 10 week semester of courses that meets 4 times per week from the first of june till the 1st or 2nd week of august.

Anyways, I'll be avoiding 40 11 mile car trips, I think I'd average probably 27mpg on those trips. That's 440 miles saved, or roughly 16.3 gallons of fuel. I'm buying the monthly passes to save some money, normally it'd cost me $44 to travel those 440 miles, but instead I'll be coming in more like $35.

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 4.5 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 0.09 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 53.7 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 1.12 gal

Wow Brian and Michael, huge numbers already! I'm barely started compared to you guys with 45 miles avoided. As Rob said, this is more for logging miles than to match the leaders. I don't have a hope of matching them. So Taliesin, if you feel like joining in, don't worry.

USERNAME: seftonm
DISTANCE: 45.2 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Golf TDI
FUEL SAVED: 1.06 gal

USERNAME: aaronl
DISTANCE: 93.8 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 2000 Toyota Echo M5

Good week for me. Had my most variety, due to the fact that I worked on a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday and was able bus there and carpool back. Of course carpooling with three other "stinky" guys after 8.5 hours of really hot labor tearing down wallboard and flooring was an experience. Luckily we smelled so back that no one wanted to even try to put the windows up and run the A/C.

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 21
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.58 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 4.2
TRANSPORT METHOD: Walking
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.12 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 107.1
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bus
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 2.97 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 23.8
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.66 gal

Last fill-up on 6/15/09 and still have 1/2 a tank left!

MTbucket
distance: 150
method: carpool
vehicle avoided: mitsubishi mirage
fuel saved: 3 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 9.0 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 0.18 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 199.3 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Tacoma
FUEL SAVED: 11.07 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 107.4 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 2.24 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 55.4 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Work from home
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 1.15 gal

USERNAME: MTbucket
DISTANCE :12 miles
METHOD: carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Mitsu Mirage
FUEL SAVED .24 gallons

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 70.1 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Tacoma
FUEL SAVED: 3.89 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 21
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.58 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 4.5
TRANSPORT METHOD: Walking
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.13 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 95.2
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bus
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 2.64 gal

USERNAME:MTbucket
DISTANCE: 25 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Mitsubishi Mirage
FUEL SAVED: .5 gallons

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 107.4 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Tacoma
FUEL SAVED: 5.97 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 110.8 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Work from home
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 2.31 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 24.7 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Chevy Tahoe
FUEL SAVED: 2.06 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 18.9 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Yaris
FUEL SAVED: 0.34 gal

USERNAME: MTbucket
DISTANCE: 10.82 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bike
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Mitsubishi Mirage
FUEL SAVED 0.21 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 65.2 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Toyota Tacoma
FUEL SAVED: 3.62 gal

USERNAME: BailOut
DISTANCE: 10.2 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Infinity G35
FUEL SAVED: 0.43 gal

USERNAME: aaronl
DISTANCE: 93.8 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 2000 Toyota Echo M5

I loaned out my car until ski season begins.
I haven't been tracking my mileage, but the minimum is 6 miles/day displaced by the bike, 6 days a week. Additional commuting is certainly more than 6 miles/week, but I'll just claim 6, so 6 miles every day.

USERNAME: Bike123
DISTANCE: 186 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Saturn SL2
FUEL SAVED: 5 gal

USERNAME: seftonm
DISTANCE: 51.1 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Golf TDI
FUEL SAVED: 1.05 gal

I loaned out my car until ski season begins.

Now that's a commitment to using your "Alternate Transportation", great job!



This week for me:
USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 10
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.28 gal

I'm loving the "1mo=0" in my mileage log, because it means that I went all of July without a fillup and I still have around 120 MTE :woot:

USERNAME :MTbucket
DISTANCE: 10.82 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD:bike
VEHICLE AVOIDED:Mitsubishi Mirage
FUEL SAVED:.21 gallons

USERNAME: MTbucket
DISTANCE: 25 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED:Mitsubishi Mirage
FUEL SAVED: .5 gallons

USERNAME: aaronl
DISTANCE: 75.0 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 2000 Toyota Echo M5

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 12.6
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.35 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 9.4
TRANSPORT METHOD: Walking
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.26 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 71.4
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bus
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 1.98 gal

USERNAME: aaronl
DISTANCE: 26.8 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 2000 Toyota Echo M5

USERNAME: Jusbringit
DISTANCE: 56 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 1999 Dodge Avenger
FUEL SAVED: 1.87 gal

I am happy to take folks from Vegas to LA and back to Vegas if their schedules are viable with mine. room for three.......

By the way, I've put 1000 miles on my bike since I started my current job in late April.

Wow Aaron, that's a lot of biking! Way to go :woot:

USERNAME: seftonm
DISTANCE: 47.4 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Golf TDI
FUEL SAVED: .98 gal

USERNAME: JusBringIt
DISTANCE: 70.0 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Dodge Avenger
FUEL SAVED: 2.31gal

You have me beat Aaron. I've only put on about 700. I ride during my lunch though, so it's not all commuting.

Great job Aaron! So how many miles to you get on a set of tires? I change mine every other Spring, but I'm pretty sure that I don't get 1,000 miles on them in that time.


USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 14.2
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.39 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 47.6
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bus
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 1.32 gal

My riding isn't all commuting either. I also use my bike for errands, and recreational riding on the weekends. Every month or two I do a loop that includes the famous Old La Honda climb (http://felixwong.com/2002/09/old-la-honda-bicycle-climb/). Two weekends ago I biked an 80 mile round trip to San Francisco through the hills along I-280 (pro: easy parking; con: sore for several days).

My bike is a Trek 7300 hybrid. I replaced my rear tire maybe 1300 miles ago due to a major puncture. It looks okay but not great. My front tire is still stock with more than 4000 miles on it and it looks pretty shot. To be honest the whole bike needs some work - the front wheel needs to be trued and I think the bearing that allows the pedals to rotate needs replacement. I haven't been keeping up with maintenance because I'm getting very close to buying a road bike. I expected to buy one by now, but it's been difficult to get a sense for all my options and find the models I'm interested in. A particular sticking point is that I feel like I need a triple crank for rides like Old La Honda. I've done the calculations and even "compact doubles" lack the low gears that I take for granted. Bike salesmen have told me that reasonably fit young people don't need granny gears, but I'm not convinced. Most of the bikes with the specs I'm looking for don't come with triple cranks; the main exception I've found is the Cannondale Synapse Alloy 5, but I can't find one anywhere in my area. Since it's taking so long to find a new bike, I may delay my purchase until the start of the next dry season, in which case I should really tune up my current bike.

Wow Aaron 4,000 miles is huge :eek: It must be getting pretty thin by now.

I know what you mean about all the options on new bikes, they are very confusing for me too. I am a reasonable fit old man and I use the highest crank 95% of the time. But that's mostly because I live in a relatively flat area. If I lived in SF, I would definitely go with the triple. Good luck finding a new bike. I think I'll just keep my seasoned bike for now.

- Rob

Batch update since my last one: :)

7/10/09 to 8/14/09 (19 RT commutes)

USERNAME: locutus
DISTANCE: 166.05
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Prius II
FUEL SAVED: 2.89 gal

USERNAME: aaronl
DISTANCE: 53.6 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 2000 Toyota Echo M5

USERNAME: kjsatz
DISTANCE: 10mi
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Civic LX (08), roughly 30mpg

USERNAME: JusBringIt
DISTANCE: 56mi
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 1999 Dodge Avenger
FUEL SAVED: 1.85 gal

USERNAME: aaronl
DISTANCE: 67 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 2000 Toyota Echo M5

My buddy, who bikes to work on most days, got T-boned by a kid in an Accord who ran a red light at an intersection on Thursday morning at 5:45 am. 12 stitches above his eye, a dislocated left shoulder, and road rash, but at least he survived. So, follow bicyclists, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE! We are apparently invisible to most drivers, even with all of those blinky lights and reflective tape.

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 19.6
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.54 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 3.3
TRANSPORT METHOD: Walking
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.09 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 72.6
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bus
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 2.02 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 4.2
TRANSPORT METHOD: Carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.12 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 72.6
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bus
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 2.02 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 18.9
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.53 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 3.8
TRANSPORT METHOD: Walking
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.11 gal

USERNAME: MTbucket
DISTANCE: 10 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Mitsubishi Mirage
FUEL SAVED: .20 gallons

USERNAME: MTbucket
DISTANCE: 11 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: light rail
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Mitsubishi Mirage
FUEL SAVED: .22 gallons

USERNAME: MTbucket
DISTANCE: 10.82 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: bike
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Mitsubishi Mirage
FUEL SAVED: .21 gallons

USERNAME: aaronl
DISTANCE: 46.9 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 2000 Toyota Echo M5

USERNAME: aaronl
DISTANCE: 95.4 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 2000 Toyota Echo M5

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 48.4
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bus
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 1.34 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 16.8
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.47 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 2.4
TRANSPORT METHOD: Walking
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.07 gal

USERNAME: MTbucket
DISTANCE: 472 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Mitsubishi Mirage
FUEL SAVED: 9.44 gallons

USERNAME: aaronl
DISTANCE: 40.2 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 2000 Toyota Echo M5

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 24.2
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bus
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.67 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 16.8
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.47 gal

USERNAME: MTbucket
DISTANCE: 80 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Mitsubishi Mirage
FUEL SAVED: 1.6 gallons

I haven't been tracking my mileage, but the minimum is 6 miles/day displaced by the bike, 6 days a week. Additional commuting is certainly more than 6 miles/week, but I'll just claim 6, so 6 miles every day.
My car is still out on loan. I haven't missed it a bit. We took a week long trip in our other car, but I still ended up with > 6 mi/day average for August (OK, I'm a little late in posting).
USERNAME: Bike123
DISTANCE: 186 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Saturn SL2
FUEL SAVED: 5 gal

USERNAME: aaronl
DISTANCE: 40.2 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 2000 Toyota Echo M5

USERNAME: MTbucket
DISTANCE: 500 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: carpool
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Mitsubishi Mirage
FUEL SAVED: 10 gallons

Sorry, haven't updated this in what seems like forever. School is getting the best of me right now. This may be the last ATC I run for a while.

USERNAME: seftonm
DISTANCE: 76.5 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Golf TDI
FUEL SAVED: 1.5 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 16.8
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.47 gal

USERNAME: aaronl
DISTANCE: 40.2 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: 2000 Toyota Echo M5

My bike odometer is now at 4370 miles, up from 2900 in April when I started participating riding this route on an almost-daily basis. It's fun to log everything here - thanks Mike for administering the challenge.

Boy, I really stalled out these last two weeks, but every little bit counts.

Mike, Thanks again for doing this.

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 36.3
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bus
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 1.00 gal

USERNAME: rdprice64
DISTANCE: 12.6
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: FEH
FUEL SAVED: 0.35 gal

I haven't been tracking my mileage, but the minimum is 6 miles/day displaced by the bike, 6 days a week. Additional commuting is certainly more than 6 miles/week, but I'll just claim 6, so 6 miles every day.
My car is still out on loan. I haven't missed it a bit.
For September:
USERNAME: Bike123
DISTANCE: 180 miles
TRANSPORT METHOD: Bicycle
VEHICLE AVOIDED: Saturn SL2
FUEL SAVED: 5 gal

Are going to do another ATC, or isn't there enough interest? with the cold weather coming to ruin my hypermiling I am going to want to avoid driving my car more than ever! :)

well, I have logged about 400 miles carpooling now this month, where did everyone go?

September 30th Michael. I miss logging it here too :( But like you I am still keeping at it.

September 30th Michael. I miss logging it here too :( But like you I am still keeping at it.

Should we start a new one?

Should we start a new one?
Someone else could definitely get one going if they want, that would actually make me quite happy. I just didn't think I would have the time to run it this term.

Someone else could definitely get one going if they want, that would actually make me quite happy. I just didn't think I would have the time to run it this term.

I might be interested, I don't know where it takes much extra time, show me what to do, and mabye I can give it a shot. I don't have a huge amount of time either since i visit lots of forums, but I do check this forum almost every day, so mabye I could do it.

It's really only like a couple minutes a week. More than anything, I'm forgetful when I have a lot to do and had a feeling I would forget about periodically updating the stats.

I just take all the information that members post and put it into an Excel spreadsheet, which makes keeping track of the data very easy. I take a screenshot of Excel, save and upload the picture online, and then put it in the first post to show the progress we are all making. That's about all there is to it.

Oh, I have no idea what an excel spreadsheet is. I was just thinking get the thread going and add up the fuel saved at the end, would that work?

Yes, that would work. Do it however you think will work best, anything beats not having one :)

Ok, I will start a new one for the winter season! :)