Self Driving vs. Public Transportation From a Student’s Perspective of View

1. Self Driving vs. Public Transportation From a Student’s Perspective of View Presented By: Jizhou Wu

2. The Problems • Traffic causes inconvenience to students • Driving consumes fuel energy and money • Driving causes environment issues • Driving sometimes can be dangerous

3. From http://www.google.com

4. Statistics • Traffic congestion costs the United States more than $67 billion annually. • We waste almost 6 billion gallons of fuel, and 3.6 billion hours idling in traffic jams. • For the average person, this means $1,160 and 62 hours wasted annually by congestion. From http://www.ncppp.org

5. If you drive on your own… • The cost of driving a car is between $4,826 (for a small car) and $9,685 (for a large car). • The annual average cost for public transportation for one adult ranges from $200 to $2,000. From http://www.mygreenway.org

6. Environment issues • Driving accounts for nearly 30 percent of all greenhouse gases released into the environment. • Vehicles used primarily for personal transport account for 62 percent of total transportation emissions. From http://www.ehow.com

7. Air pollution From http://www.cartoonstock.com

8. gives you more detailed information about air pollutants API NO2 O3 From http://www.google.com

9. Dangers of student driving -Cell phone ticket and speeding ticket -Car accident -Drunk driving

10. Some other statistics… • In distracted driving accounted for nearly 120 teenage deaths just in 2011. • teenage boys with a Blood Alcohol level of .05-.10 are a staggering 18 times more likely to suffer a single vehicle crash. • Teenage girls at the same levels are an incredible 54 times more likely to crash. From http://www.firsteagle.com

11. Benefits of Taking Public Transportation • Ensures Safety and Save Money • Eases Traffic Congestion and Improves Air Quality • Reduces Energy Consumption and Stimulates Economic Development • Fosters More Livable Communities

12. Ensure safety • Riding a transit bus is 91 times safer than driving a single vehicle. • Transit vehicle operators are highly trained to anticipate and avoid problems. From http://www.gocmrta.com

13. Save Money • For every $10 million invested in public transportation, more than $15 million is saved in transportation costs to both highway and public transportation users. From http://www.gocmrta.com

14. Eases Traffic Congestion • Nearly half of all Americans believe traffic is a serious problem where they live. • Public transportation helps to alleviate our nation’s crowded network of roads by providing transportation choices. From http://www.gocmrta.com

15. Improves Air Quality • Public transportation helps promote cleaner air by reducing automobile use, which can improve public health problems. • Each year, public transportation use avoids the emission of more than 126 million pounds of hydrocarbons, a primary cause of smog, and 156 million pounds of nitrogen oxides, which can cause respiratory disease. From http://www.pacommutes.com

16. Reduces Energy Consumption • Each person who commutes 60 miles each way daily could save an estimated 1,888 gallons of gasoline every year by switching from using a car to using public transportation. From http://www.gocmrta.com

17. Stimulates Economic Development • A transit coalition report, “Dollars & Sense: The Economic Case for Public Transportation in America,” found that every dollar taxpayers invest in public transportation generates $6 or more in economic returns. From http://www.pacommutes.com

18. Fosters More Livable Communities • Public transportation facilities and corridors are natural focal points for economic and social activities. • Public transportation provides opportunity, access, choice and freedom, all of which contribute to an improved quality of life. From http://www.gocmrta.com

19. Transportation at UCSD From http://blink.ucsd.edu

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