Most eco-minded individuals have heard of car sharing and how it’s a healthy choice for the environment, and now there’s news that car sharing may be far healthier for human bodies too, not just the earth. Zipcar launched their 2009 Low-Car Diet this summer in which more than 250 people in cities in the U.S., Canada and London, gave up their personally owned car for one month, choosing instead to walk, bike, take public transit or Zipcar as necessary. The 2009 Low-Car Diet was supported by national sponsors and editorial partners, including Montague Corporation, HealthCentral.com and EverydayHealth.com.
And the results? Astounding…

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If your child attends school for 12 years that’s about 5,000 trips to and from over those 12 years. But that’s just ONE kid.  That’s about 100,000 trips for just 20 kids so you can imagine how the trips rack up when you consider all the kids in one graduating year all over the world. It’s a lot.
The EPA offers the following Total Annual Pollution Emitted and Fuel Consumed table which gives you an idea of how much pollution just one car (driven about 12,500 miles per year) creates:

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