Should People Walk More and Drive Less?
By Nate Feldman
With concerns about climate change, and the unpredictable nature of oil prices, the most intelligent thing would be for people to use their feet, or at the very least some form of public transportation, more than driving their own vehicles to improve both the environment and protect their wallets a bit. That is ideal. I'd be a tad of a hypocrite, however, if I tried to shove that down people's throats too much as I must admit that I sometimes drive to places, such as the local high school about a half mile away that I could easily walk to. Not always of course. I walk there sometimes. But, not as much as I could. The same with the local library. I think in a time crunched world, and the feeling that one needs to get so much done, it is so much more convenient to use your car. But, that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to minimize the use of it as much as possible. It's just something to think about.
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