On my ride this morning, as I passed many a bike commuter, I began thinking about commuting… And how I don’t know anybody who has it better than me… And how some folks spend more than an hour each day just getting to and from work. I used to be one of those folks, but never again… Unless someone pays me way too much to do it. I’ve done the math…<br/><br/>So I was thinking about those poor folk who haven’t come to the same conclusion as me… And I realized that two pairs of them actually live together and work either in the same building or very close to each other, yet all drive separately. That’s right… WTF? I’ve asked them about it before, and it’s because their schedules don’t always align.<br/><br/>I like math…<br/><br/>We’ll figure 30 miles = $15 per person per day ($.50 is the government rate). If you drive together, you save $15 on 200 days of the year. That’s $3k in savings. Ouch.<br/><br/>We’ll figure an hour commute (sometimes less, sometimes more, sometimes far more) = 1 hour per person per day. If you drive together, you save 1 hour per day on 200 days of the year  (I consider sitting as a passenger a lot more enjoyable than driving… your mileage may vary). That’s 100 hours each. The average person is awake 16 hours per day. 200/16 = 12.5 full days that you’re wasting by not driving together.<br/><br/>Now I understand that you may think having to wait around 15 or 30 minutes here and there when your schedules don’t align is a pain, but is that pain really going to be equivalent to $3000 and 12.5 [shared] days?  I don’t think it comes even close.<br/><br/>And then there’s the whole green aspect, but let’s not even tack that on. Let’s just leave it at… I’m a big fan of using less oil and having one less car clogging up the roadways.<br/><br/>So… What would you do with 6 free days and $1500?<br/>