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[kczukiman]

Originally Posted by Tecleose

........Blah,Blah,Blah!!

To a huge percent of our population annual savings means nothing!

We live week to week! When I ride the bike for a week on a tank at
$8 compared to a tank a week in the truck $75 it makes a huge difference in my life.....

Still, With the truck parked at the job I find myself heading toward the truck at the end of the day! Wine,Wine, Im tired,I wanna turn the AC on,I wanna listen to the radio, Im spoiled! Like most all people around.

It's funny how we can't live without 2 or 3 cars. But,The guy down the road with only the bike,Makes out fine....Why is that??

At some point we will be forced to adapt! Better to do it on your own...

Very well said!

[IronFist]

$600-$800 a year to insure a scooter here in Toronto, first year rider.

But if they can afford a $5000 vespa then they can afford insurance and gas, and gas for the SUV. The people on a tight budget here don't own a vehicle at all, they take the bus. The cheapest bike with papers in toronto, I bought. Scooters are 2500$ new+ tax +setup+PDI????+insurance+Testing for licence+$40 for photo ID+$45 for plates or your sticker+$200 for gear so you can take your $275 motorcycle course. Now aren't you glad you don't live in Toronto?

[kens97sto171]

Originally Posted by maf119l

The way i cut my fuel cost is by not idleing truck my when its nice out.OTR truck driver.dont really need a 500 horsepower A/C or heater.As i'm typing this in sioux city,ia its probably low to mid 70's with my windows down and there is a truck next to me idleing.When i am home,i ride my bikes most of the time.About 30 miles north of Biloxi,Ms on the coast.ride all year long.When me or someone else in the family like my sis,me or parents go to town we check with each other before we go to see if anyone needs something.20 miles to the nearest city.When on the road workig i try to plan my trips so i miss rush hour traffic jams so i'm not sitting there going nowhere with the truck running.If you plan aead you can find several ways to save money no matter what you drive or where.

Hey.. another OTR driver... Well I used to be.. worked for Schneider for 2 years... had a good time doing that. SNI paid us a bonus to not idle the truck more than a certain %. I must admit that if it was hot out.. I idled it.. Just could never get to sleep with it hot and humid in the cab (Aug in Laredo TX) . Winter was no problem.. had electric blankets and such. I always was a little fearful of getting mugged or worse if I slept with the windows down, and those little fans in the vents dont do shit. There were many nights it was a nice 70 deg out, but I just had no way to get the cool air into my cab without the windows down all the way. I always thought they should put a big blower in the roof or back to vent out the air.
I completely agree with you on your other points, about combining trips, and planning it better.

BTW I heard that the Feds are giving grants for idle reduction. on the East Coast are now subsidizing the IdleAir at the TA's since it is illegal to idle in many states on the east cost. I could never figure out why SNI did not have a corporate account for this... would have saved them lots of money.