Day 13: Getting the bus instead of car. (Disaster).

My car is kaput. It has been for a week, and I've not got round to taking it to the garage, so it got to Saturday and I had no transport to get me into Bristol for a party. The perfect opportunity to switch to the bus and reduce my carbon footprint.

The distance I needed to travel was 14 miles, 28 return. Based on the calculations from Day 4, I would have used 1.5 gallons of petrol to drive 30 miles, which produces around 30 lbs of Co2. Looking at my bubble picture again (thanks www.carbonvisuals.com), i would have created 7-8 of those bubbles, just by myself.

Unfortunately the bus failed to turn up, and it's an hourly service, which meant I had no choice but to not go at all. I suppose that still achieved the same result, but it's not what I was hoping for! I think for people who live in a place where buses are regular and dependable it's an obvious choice, but for me I'm going to still need to use my car from time to time, just when I need to (and can't cycle).