-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Steve Lamb wrote: > Joe Hart wrote: >> >> Your math is way off. > > Uh, no, yours is. > >> 20 miles in 20 minutes is 60 mph, and yes, the >> buses do travel that fast when traveling on the highway. The speed >> limit for the bus is 100 km/h, which is about 60 mph. That doesn't mean >> they don't go faster. > > 20 miles in 20 minutes is 60mph discounting anything like, acceleration, > deceleration, offloading passengers, boarding passengers and doing all of the > above safely. Since you said it was 20 miles in 20 minutes and "It does make > stops frequently" I tacked on an additional 20mph to account for those > frequent stops. > > Furthermore you went on to say "that's why it takes 20 minutes instead of > the 15 it should". 20 miles in 15 minutes is... 80mph. So I only asked > exactly what you were claiming. If anyone's math is off it isn't mine. The > numbers are right up there under your attribution line. > >> However, I was exaggerating a bit. To go the 26 km from here to >> Amsterdam, it takes about a half of an hour with the car or the bus. > > If you have to exaggerate "a bit" and that turns out to be buses zipping > along at 80mph (or more) then I really question what other things you're > fudging. I wonder if you're including in your commute time the time it takes > to walk from the door to the bus stop or are you just starting the bus clock > once you step onto the bus? >
Perhaps you're correct. Of course it all depends on what time you leave, whether taking a bus or a car. If one wants to go from here to Amsterdam in the morning, the bus is faster than the car because of the traffic. However, if one waits until after 10:00 am then the car is faster. The bus is cheaper though because of the parking. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF6CjliXBCVWpc5J4RApt3AJ9iXOz9Egxesq1m1NL256MtHX6UPACcCKtE X3F+uhQHfLNZZ/xR820SF9A= =dMOO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
