Family saves $84,000 riding bike and taking buses

There are a number of reasons that transit SE likes to support and use transit:

• Traffic congestion reduction (buses move far more people than the typically single occupant cars common in the US)
• Cost savings
• Reduced environmental impact
• Social unity / exposure
• Etc

On the cost savings front we estimated that over the last 10 years we saw approximately $84,000 of savings for our family.

• $200 per month parking x 10 years = $24,000 (Comparison from co-workers)
• $6000 per year vehicle cost x 10 = $60,000 (About 1/3 less than the average cost per year from AAA since Cali is hella expensive but we’re cheap. Results may vary.)

https://bikesd.org/voices/10-years-riding-the-bus-84000-saved/