Recently in New York City a little experiment took place to find out exactly what the fastest way to get around the city is overall. Three different types of commuters were sent on their way from a section of brooklyn known as Fort Green to Union Square in Manhattan. One of the commuters was sent off on a bike, another was driving a car, and a third took the subway. The object was to see who would get to their destination first. They were also trying to find out which of the three modes of transport would be the least harmful to the envirornment in terms of carbon emissions. They knew beforehand that biking would be the least harmful but they wanted to find out exactly by how much.
The result of the race was a surprise to some. The man on the bike won the race hands down taking only 16 minutes to complete the trip. The driver took 22 minutes and the transit commuter came in last at 29 minutes. The carbon footprints of the commuters were also measured. The biker did the best here of course with a carbon footprint of zero. The transit rider was just a little behind at only one pound. The driver had the biggest impact on the enviornment producing 6 pounds of carbon dioxide during the 5 mile trip.
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