Action #006

Take public transport when you can


 
This action has been done 39,419 times which means we've bused, trained and trammed our way to reducing carbon emissions by roughly 24,282.104 kg.
 
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Cars aren't evil. And public transport can suck. Especially when you get the chewing gum seat. But it's a question of balance. How many car journeys are really necessary? A double-decker bus carries the same number of people as 40 cars. Buses are seven times safer than cars and obviously more environmentally friendly. Imagine if everyone with a car took just one bus journey a week how many fewer farting exhaust pipes would be on the road. So, don't feel too guilty about driving your new two ton diesel guzzler, just give it a rest occasionally.

 

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  • coco coco and friends did this action and got 10 people to do it too

    take puplic tanspot

    i now often go on the tube or bike to school and if i do go in the car i park far away. 07 June 2010, 07:23
  • Kristin Kristin and friends did this action and got 4 people to do it too

    The Wheels on the Bus Goes Round and Round.

    Since I don't have a driver's license I use buses or trains to get wherever I want to go locally. 25 May 2010, 12:11
  • Tuba Tuba did this action

    Commuting

    I have been commuting to school and college for the past 5 and a half years. I would MUCH rather have my parents drop me off, but instead I take the bus or train. Every single (school) day.

    =D     17 March 2010, 15:30
  • hellen tinu matesun did this action

    public transport...

    buses and trains sometimes stink and make me gag to the point where i almost feel like im going to be sick, i cant control the people that get on the bus, if i could life would be so much easier especially when bus is free of charge for people of my age and train is almost the same...instead i walk it helps me lose weight as well. 01 February 2010, 22:45
  • Umar Khan Umar Khan did this action

    Buses

    I make nearly all of my journeys on public transport as I have a bus pass :) 01 February 2010, 17:46
  • Hanna Hanna did this action

    Riding the bus to school

    I ride the bus to and from my classes every day. It's the thing to do here, I love it! 25 January 2010, 23:24
  • Katy Katy did this action

    I take the bus to school

    It's great fun! I get to talk to my friends on the way, and it's one of the only proper, sit-down conversations I have with them. 07 January 2010, 09:53
  • jacqui jacqui did this action

    bike it!

    I'm in a city, and when weather permits, I bike everywhere. It's good for me AND good for you! 29 December 2009, 01:32
  • Tara Tara and friends did this action and got 3 people to do it too

    Public Transportation everyday

    I take public transportation everyday simply because I cant drive anything and I stop asked a driver to drive me anywhere since I was in college. I wanna experience the crazy-ness on public transportation and I realize this is one of my effort(less) to save earth from global warming. 27 December 2009, 15:54
  • Ali Ali did this action

    bus to class

    I take the bus to my classes everydayy but this can be hard if your town doesn't have a good bus system 24 December 2009, 20:53
  • annieeeeeeeeeeee. annieeeeeeeeeeee. did this action

    cus im a tramp.

    i catch the bus to + from school every day. and also to town. 26 November 2009, 13:38
  • Shell Shell did this action

    ...

    does daily count? 26 November 2009, 13:37
  • Heather Geary Heather Geary did this action

    it went fine and i take 4 buses a day

    i take the bus because i am old enough to come to school on my own and to save the planit 19 November 2009, 20:15
  • Hemini Shah did this action

    Public Transport!

    Whenever I go out these days, if the place is not too far away, I take the bus or the train journey from their and back. I'm proud to say that I have gone eco-friendly! 14 November 2009, 14:35
  • Courtney Courtney did this action

    BUS NOT CAR

    My mums friend offered to drive me and my friends to school, but i said no thank you because i new it would be better for the envirment if me and my friends took public transportation. 09 November 2009, 17:42
  • silvia silvia did this action

    I use public transport

    I don't have a car because I don't need it. I spend the time I use to go to work in public transport to read a good book or study something new. You can't do that in while driving a car!! 19 October 2009, 08:27
  • Megan Rowley Megan Rowley did this action

    Public transport!

    i get a bus to and from school every day! :) 12 October 2009, 16:24
  • Jack Iles Jack Iles and friends did this action and got 7 people to do it too

    Avoid using a car

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Hr63ttXGA 09 July 2009, 13:42
  • Damian Denman Damian Denman did this action

    Take public transport more

    I always catch the bus to school and occasionaly walk even when going into town I catch the bus, they don't make me feel as nautious.
    On another hand being on a coach for 5 and a half hours doesn't exactly make me feel like i'm doing something to help anyone.
    xoxo     01 July 2009, 21:44

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  • Jack Iles Jack Iles and friends did this action and got 7 people to do it too

    Avoid using a car

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Hr63ttXGA 09 July 2009, 13:42

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