there are alternative methods of transportation...
bus
bicycle
(omg did i really just say it) Walking
just to name a few.
bus
bicycle
(omg did i really just say it) Walking
just to name a few.
Nashville is out of gas
- Thread starter tennesseemom
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last i heard, we were all born with feet. 
unless you live hundreds of miles from civilization, there is always a way to transport yourself, even if it means a little bit of physical exertion.
unless you live hundreds of miles from civilization, there is always a way to transport yourself, even if it means a little bit of physical exertion.
I don't see the correlation between people panicking over gas shortages and not being ready for alternative energy sources?
because if we were ready for it, people, instead of panicking, would turn to those sources.
The problem is that many (most) of the alternative sources are still not widely available. Walking/biking aside, what are your options if you run out of gasoline? There aren't any fully electric vehicles available that are affordable to the general population yet. There are hybrids, but with the current market, even the best out there are only averaging 40-50mpg - still need gas to run them, so SOL if there's no gas. E80 is an option in the midwest, hydrogen is practically nonexistant from an infrastructure point of view.
and that emphasizes my other point. i don't understand why people give up and sit down when there is no way to drive, when manual transportation is always available, via self motivation.
i dont know about anyone else, but i remember not being old enough to drive, and that never stopped me from hopping on my bike and getting where i needed to go, or putting on my tennis shoes and walking.
i dont know about anyone else, but i remember not being old enough to drive, and that never stopped me from hopping on my bike and getting where i needed to go, or putting on my tennis shoes and walking.
I have a 35 mile commute to work, each way. Its not practical for me to walk or ride my bike to work and back every day, especially now as its getting colder, staying dark later in the morning and getting dark earlier. Could it do it, sure, but its not a long term solution.
we're not talking practicality. we're talking basic need of transportation and what to do when driving is not an option.
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