In Kansas, one family shows how they favor bikes over the car
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Math, bikes and wal-mart trips come together. Lovely
"A little more than a month ago, Sherri Thiessen pulled up to the gas pump and decided she’d had enough. The price per gallon was $3.50, and she was tired of feeling that kind of pain. Sherri Thiessen, shown here with her daughter Sierra, pulled her bike out of the garage about a month ago and since then has saved more than $100 on gas. She and her kids bike for nearly all of her short errands. “Most of the places we go are within a couple of miles,” Thiessen said. “Newton is not that big of a town, and I see people who live closer to the school than me driving.”
Aside from a weekly trip to Wal-Mart or the occasional trip to Wichita, her Saturn stays parked in the garage. “Most of the places we go are within a couple of miles,” Thiessen said. “Newton is not that big of a town, and I see people who live closer to the school than me driving.”
“The scooter gets 80 miles to the gallon,” Thiessen said. “The care gets 20 or less in town. It’s won’t take long to save money. ... My ultimate goal is to get rid of one car.”
“If everyone would do just a little bit, that would be huge,” Thiessen said. “It’s demand that pushes the price of gas up. ... If people would car pool, even just two people, that would cut the expense in half for both of them. ... Or if you could just bike one day a week. We have this mentality that it’s all or nothing. But just start slow".”
"A little more than a month ago, Sherri Thiessen pulled up to the gas pump and decided she’d had enough. The price per gallon was $3.50, and she was tired of feeling that kind of pain. Sherri Thiessen, shown here with her daughter Sierra, pulled her bike out of the garage about a month ago and since then has saved more than $100 on gas. She and her kids bike for nearly all of her short errands. “Most of the places we go are within a couple of miles,” Thiessen said. “Newton is not that big of a town, and I see people who live closer to the school than me driving.”
Aside from a weekly trip to Wal-Mart or the occasional trip to Wichita, her Saturn stays parked in the garage. “Most of the places we go are within a couple of miles,” Thiessen said. “Newton is not that big of a town, and I see people who live closer to the school than me driving.”
“The scooter gets 80 miles to the gallon,” Thiessen said. “The care gets 20 or less in town. It’s won’t take long to save money. ... My ultimate goal is to get rid of one car.”
“If everyone would do just a little bit, that would be huge,” Thiessen said. “It’s demand that pushes the price of gas up. ... If people would car pool, even just two people, that would cut the expense in half for both of them. ... Or if you could just bike one day a week. We have this mentality that it’s all or nothing. But just start slow".”
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