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of driving, such as road construction and maintenance, add to drivers' financial burden through taxes and fees. In addition, there are quality of life costs that drivers and non-drivers alike pay to support automobile transportation. Though challenging to quantify, these added impacts include air pollution, traffic congestion, and health cam*

According to the commission. a fully-loaded motur coach takes more than 50 cars off the road and is 47 percent more efficient than a hybrid vehicle in the rnnount of fuel used per passenger. In terms of cost, the commission figures th ' “true cost" of driving a car may be as high as 88 cents per mile, adding up to $70.40 a day to travel from Warrenton to the District and hack.

The commuter bus removes the burden of driving from its riders, who can sleep, read, or even work as they travel. Hromyak said. And. the

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