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Originally posted by GrayHam:
--My wife and I each work about 15 miles from home.
--In fact, my wife's office is 2 miles from my office.
--I spend my entire day in a cubicle, in front of a computer.
--If I needed to, I could ride in to work with my wife, spend the day like normal, and ride home with her, using only one car and half the fuel.

But I don't. [Finger]
In that instance, I might think about commuting together, assuming that the work schedule allows it.

Personally, I'm thinking of getting a bike or an older motorcycle and riding that to work most days. It'd likely pay for itself within a year (definitely for the bike, potentially for the cycle). What makes the pay-off slower is that I only live 4 miles away.

However, my reasons for doing this are (and in this order):

  • economic
  • convenience
  • health related (I play soccer, lift weights, jog, etc., so this is just one more piece to help keep me in shape)
  • environmental

This doesn't mean I hate the environment. What it does mean is that I realize there are much better ways for me to help the environment than reducing my commute.