| Show Students save money ride money ride UTA Jennifer Kimball Contributing Writer OW is riding the UTA H HOW bus more economical than driving a privately owned car Depending on the length of df the bus ride taken it can be very economical states Bill Barnes Barnes Barnes Bar Bar- nes UTA public relations specialist According to the American Automobile Association Association Association As As- driving a private automobile costs 32 cents per mile Therefore driving two miles would cost 64 cents al almost almost almost al- al most the amount of the 65 cent far fare for a single bus ride Depending on how far the passenger must travel the amount saved can can add add up Barnes explained several advantages advantages advantages ad ad- vantages to riding the bus Although Although Although Al Al- though it may take a passenger passenger passenger pas pas- a a. a long time to get to his her destiny the time can be spent usefully Passengers often read or talk to one another The aver average ge bus passenger must walk one-half one mile to get get- getto to a bus stop This can be time consuming but a one- one half m mile le walk can be healthy for an individual Surveys done by the UTA prove that the bus' bus energy consumption is is' used more efficiently efficiently efficiently ef ef- than a automobile Also riding the bus is safer for passengers because there are fewer injuries per mile on a bus than in a private automobile Since bus fare is s 65 cents each way riding the UTA bus can get expensive so the Utah Transit Authority has made bus passes available For Fora a student non-student adult bus pass the cost is 24 per month For Fora a student elementary through college the cost is 14 14 Bus passes passes are are sold in the College Center at the information information information mation desk |
