This data is a bit mind boggling. 3 trillion vehicle miles. Subtracting miles for trucking and buses, the total is still 2,795,883,000,000 miles. Just over 9,000 annual miles per PERSON! Our family drives roughly 7,500 miles/year with 4 people, or 1,875 miles per person. Another family of four would need to drive 64,500 miles for our two-families to average 9,000 miles/year/person.
This calculator takes one minute and gives an idea of your household carbon footprint. Our estimate is 20,369 lbs of CO2/year, compared to an average of 83,000 for a family of four.
BTW-I rode my bike to run errands to Home Depot and 5 Buck Pizza today. Felt good.
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