Is 2.5 hours of my day worth $7 in savings?
Gas prices are hitting us all. As I drive to and from work, I've been wondering if I can get to work riding my bike & taking the light rail to work.
Driving: 38 miles a day. My car gets about 25 mpg, so my commute uses 1.5 gal per day discounting sitting in traffic. Adding on traffic & lights, I came to around just over 2 gal, so about $12 a day just to go to and from work. My commute takes about 80-100 minutes to and from work
Bike-Light Rail-Bike: I have an e-bike I can borrow. I would have to bike about 20-30 minutes to the Folsom station, ride 1 hour to the end of the Gold Line at Sac Valley Station, then bike another 30-40 minutes, depending on the route. One way Light Rail fare is $2.50, so $5 total for the day. Total commute would be around 4 hours, if Light Rail is running smoothly
I have to be at work by 8am, and I'm out the door usually around 4:30pm. Do you think it's worth with?