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A Drive Less! success story

Posted on July 01, 2008

A close friend lives in Atlanta--you've read about this friend before here. OK, he doesn't really live IN Atlanta, he's in Cumming, GA, 38 miles north of downtown Atlanta. His job takes him into downtown Atlanta everyday. He drives a Lexus into the city, running it on premium gas, and sitting in traffic--often taking 90 minutes to commute. Gas-wise he was the Drive Less! enemy. Was. Last night I was talking to him and he said, You're not going to believe this. I'm a mass transit convert. Stunned I asked What made you change? He said, When gas prices hit $4.40, I did the math. I...

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