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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF PROCLAIMING)
SEPTEMBER 20-24, 1993 AS )
BEAT THE BACKUP WEEK ) RESOLUTION NO. 93/529
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY )
WHEREAS, Bay Area residents have identified transportation as
a major problem facing the region; and
WHEREAS, use of alternatives to driving along, even one day a
week, can reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, and
conserve fuel; and
WHEREAS, commuters already committed to not driving alone are
encouraging friends, neighbors, and colleagues to make the same
commitment; and
WHEREAS, ridesharing and transit partners are striving to
effect a visible and long-lasting change in commute behavior
through public education and awareness of commute alternatives; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area can serve as a model for an effective
partnership between employers, transportation agencies, community
organizations, and others to solve these problems; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation, local
transportation agencies, employers, other organizations, and
commuters throughout the Bay Area will observe Beat the Back-Up
Week;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Contra Costa County does hereby
proclaim September 20-24 , 1993 Beat the Back-Up Week and urges all
citizens to recognize the importance of using commute alternatives
to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution, and decrease
dependence on fossil fuels .
PASSED and ADOPTED this fourteenth day of September 1993 , by
unanimous vote of the Board members present .
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy
of a resolution entered in the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
fourteenth day of September, 1993 .
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Super v' ors and County Administrator
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300 E. Leland Ave., Ste. 100
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Dear Chair a kson:
September 20-24 is Beat the Back-Up Week in the Bay Area. We are asking you,
along with all the Bay Area Boards of Supervisors and City Councils, to pass a
proclamation in support of this major public event. By working together, we can
effect a positive difference in the Bay Area commute.
RIDES' staff, along with our many sponsors, will be working directly with
commuters and employers in your community to encourage people to use
alternatives to driving alone to work. Current transit and ridesharing commuters
will be given "petitions" they can use to get their drive-alone friends to try a new
way to get to work for just one day during the Beat the Back-Up Week. After last
year's campaign, we found that many people who tried something "new" stayed
with it.
We are asking that you have an approved proclamation by August 31 so that we
can publicize your involvement. RIDES would appreciate a copy of the
proclamation and would be happy to pick it up at your office when it is ready.
Please call me at (415) 281-4378 to make these arrangements, or you can mail it to
RIDES for Bay Area Commuters, 60 Spear Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA
94105-1512, Attention: Linda Jeffery.
Thank you for your involvement in Beat the Back-Up.
Sincerely,
Lin J. Jeffery
Manager, Employer and
Local Government Services
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60 Spear Street, Suite 650 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 861-7665 FAX (415) 543-5660
Sample Beat the Back-Up Proclamation
for Cities, Counties, and Agencies
WHEREAS, Bay Area residents have identified transportation as a major
problem facing the region; and
WHEREAS, use of alternatives to driving alone, even one day a week, can
reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, and conserve fuel; and
WHEREAS, commuters already committed to not driving alone are
encouraging friends, neighbors, and colleagues to make the same
commitment; and
WHEREAS, ridesharing and transit partners are striving to effect a visible
and long-lasting change in commute behavior through public education and
awareness of commute alternatives; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area can serve as a model for an effective partnership
between employers, transportation agencies, community organizations, and
others to solve these problems; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation, local
transportation agencies, employers, other organizations, and commuters
throughout the Bay Area will observe Beat the Back-Up Week;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, (City/County/Agency) does
hereby proclaim September 20-24, 1993 Beat the Back-Up Week and urges all
citizens to recognize the importance of using commute alternatives to reduce
traffic congestion and air pollution, and decrease dependence on fossil fuels.
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Why should you sign up?
\ First, your friend thinks you'll like trying an alternative to driving alone.
Second, it's just for one day, and as part of a movement, you can make a real difference!
You'll like the savings.
A lot of time. Driving alone is not always the fastest way to get to work. (If you've sat in -
gridlock lately, you know what we're talking about.)
A ton of money. If you switched from driving alone to carpooling, for instance, you could save
up to $3,000 a year—enough for a pretty nice vacation! }
Your peace of mind and well-being. Breathing exhaust in stalled traffic can damage your lungs,
and staring at the wheel (or the car bumper in front of you!) adds extra stress to your day.
It's just for one day.
It's a small commitment with an enormous reward, because there's one more thing you can save the
beautiful place we live and work in. If everyone used an alternative to driving alone just one day a week,
we'd enjoy faster-moving freeways, breathe cleaner air, and conserve our natural resources.
This resource guide makes it easy! �Aaszm��taPKei.
Here's a list of Bay Area transportation agencies, so you can find the
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j RIDES for Bay Area Commuters Berkeley TRIP j Regional Bicycle Advisory
O G� • Free carpool/vanpool assistance 510/644-POOL Committee
• Park&Ride lot and diamond510/452-1221 i
". Caltrans Bridge Bicycle Shuttles
O (C F lane information 510/286-0876 Santa Cruz Share-A-Ride
•Commuter CheckTM transit 408/429-POOL
Bay Area Air Quality Management
Q 0 EE voucher information District General Information Solano Commuter Information
800/755-POOL 800/HELP-AIR 800/53-KMUTE
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Alameda/Oakland Ferry Service 510/522-3300 Monterey-Salinas Transit 408/424-7695
AC Transit(Alameda and Western Contra Costa counties) 510/839-2882 I Muni (San Francisco County) 415/673-MUNI
AMTRAK(San Jose-Sacramento) 800/USA-RAIL Petaluma Transit 707/778-4460 j
BART(Bay Area Rapid Transit) 415/788-BART Red&White Ferries 800/229-2784
BART Express 510/236-BART SamTrans(San Mateo County) 800/660-4BUS
BART Link(Fairfield,Vallejo,EI Cerrito Del Norte BART) 800/640-BUSS Santa Clara County Transportation Agency 408/321-2300
Benicia Transit(Vallejo,Pleasant Hill BART) 707/745-0815 j Santa Cruz Metro 408/425-8600
CalTrain(San Jose-San Francisco) 800/660-4287 Santa Rosa CityBus 707/524-5306
CalTrain Connector(Santa Cruz-San Jose) 408/423-1214 Sebastopol Transit 707/823-7863 j
City Coach(Vacaville) 707/426-4610 Sonoma County Transit 707/576-RIDE
City Link(Fairfield-Vacaville) 707/422-BUSS I Tri Delta Transit(Eastern Contra Costa County) 510/754-4040
County Connection(Central Contra Costa County) 510/676-7500 Union City Transit 510/471-1411
Fairfield/Suisun Transit 707/422-BUSS j Vallejo Ferry 800/229-2784
Golden Gate Larkspur and Sausalito Ferry Service 415/332-6600ir Vallejo Transit 800/640-BUSS
Golden Gate Transit(Marin and Sonoma counties) 415/332-6600 I VINE(Napa City Bus) 707/255-7631
Harbor Bay Ferry 510/769-5500 WestCAT(Western Contra Costa County) 510/724-7993
Healdsburg Transit 707/431-3309 j WHEELS(Dublin,Livermore,Pleasanton) 510/455-7500
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You've helped Beat the Back-Up—good work!
As a concerned commuter who is not driving alone to work, you've already helped
Beat the Back-Up—bravo! We applaud your effort to fight traffic congestion and air
pollution. Every time you carpool, vanpool, take public transportation, bicycle,
telecommute,or walk to work,you make the Bay Area a better place for all of us.
Now, help your friends!
Help them discover the advantages of not driving alone to work. Ask them to get to
work another way for just one day during Beat the Back-Up Week September 20-24.
Encourage them to fill out the attached petition promising they won't drive alone.
Win an exciting prize!
The more friends you sign up, the better—and bigger—the prize you may win!
Sign up ONE FRIEND and you can win:
•Tickets to a 1994 Giants game,from the San Francisco Giants.
•A brunch cruise for two on Hornblower Dining Yachts.
•A trip for two on the Napa Valley Wine Train.
•Tickets to Marine World Africa USA.
•Passes to Paramount's Great America.
•Tickets to a Keystone Korner Yoshi's show.
Sign up TWO FRIENDS and you can win:
•A rafting trip for two from A Whitewater Connection.
•Lunch for two at Ernie's Restaurant in San Francisco.
o Luxury skybox seats at a 1994 Giants game,courtesy of BASS Tickets.
•Passports to PIER 39,including two tickets on PIER 39's Blue&Gold Fleet Dinner/Dance
Cruise,Turbo Ride,Breyers Venetian Carousel,and the Namco Cyber Station Arcade.
•A resort getaway for two,with accommodations and breakfast,from J.S.I.West.
Sign up THREE OR MORE FRIENDS and you can win:
o A weekend escape at The Westin St.Francis in San Francisco.
o A 4-day fiesta trip for two to Acapulco,with airfare and accommodations,from J.S.I.West.
o A fun-filled week for two in Cabo San Lucas,with airfare and accommodations,from J.S.I.West.
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Start signing up your friends today!
' Sign • • friend to • Back-Up
It's easy! Your petition has four sections: one for your information
and sign-up spaces for three friends.
( Separate the petition by tearing along the perforated fold.
® Fill out the top of the petition marked "My Information." Make sure to include a
Chevron phone number—this is how we'll reach you if you win a prize. It's also important to let us
know where you got the petition.And if you'd like information about other alternatives to driving
alone besides the one you're currently using,fill out the"optional"columns on the right.
MTC 0 Ask your friends who drive alone to sign up,and have them read the back of the
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petition. It gives several reasons why they should consider using an alternative to driving alone.
TRANSPORTATION
COMM I.S 5.1 ON Tell them about the alternative you've chosen and why it works for you.
Explain that it's only for one day. Habits like driving alone are hard to break. Make sure your
friends understand that you're asking them to try something just once.Chances are they'll discover
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an alternative that works well for them.
ARCO " \ If they agree to give it a try,encourage them to fill out the optional section.That section
offers them free help with their commute.A lot of people aren't aware of the many alternatives
available—and the significant benefits of using them.
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Make sure they commit to at least one day during the week of September 20-24, 1993.
Encourage them to mark their calendars as a reminder.
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TheoAWWTrhafe,The Daly ttevIei,,,The Argus (2) Return the completed petition to RIDES for Bay Area Commuters,60 Spear Street,
TttVdgHerald•AlamedaTimes-Star Suite 650,San Francisco 94105-1512 by September 24.
If you'd like to sign up more than three friends,photocopy a blank petition or call us
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at 800-75S-POOL for more. Remember,the goal is to get people who normally drive alone to
V.1IuyTmes - S` R.' Vd1.yTma Beat the Back-Up just one day during the week of September 20-24.
If you have friends who already use an alternative to driving alone,have them call
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RMSS RIDES at 800-75S-POOL to join the campaign.We'll send them a petition,too!
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Congratulate yourself on making the Bay Area a better place for all of us.If the three
e aim" friends who signed your petition leave their cars at home just one day instead of driving alone for
Son M"MCnr"60,`"N"V*w a 20-mile round-trip commute,you will have prevented roughly two pounds of pollutants from
entering our air and water.You will have also helped ease traffic congestion and reduced fossil-fuel
AutotalkT N consumption.That's what we call a significant achievement!
Beat the Back-lip is also
sponsored by the American Lung
Association®and PG&E and
by Caltrans as part of Rules for entering the drawing for prizes:Any person 18 years or older is eligible.you may circulate as many petitions as you wish in order to enter the
California Rideshare Week. drawing multiple times. Each individual petition will be entered into the appropriate prize drawing. For instance, if you turn in one petition with two
names and another with one name,you'll be eligible to win prizes in both the one-name and two-name prize categories. However,you won't be eligible
for the prizes for those signing up three people.If you're not already using an alternative to driving alone,this is a great time to start,and you can still
RIDESHAREcirculate the petition!Winners are liable for all applicable local,state,and federal taxes. Names on winning petitions will be called to verify information
W E E K and signatures. Petitions must be received by Friday,September 24 (postmarks not accepted)to be eligible for the drawing.Winners give permission for
1, their names,cities of residence,and photographs to be released.Commuters are not obliged to participate to enter the contest.Employees of Caltrans and
rirA6vmts ����� RIDES for Bay Area Commuters and their immediate family members are ineligible to win prizes but are encouraged to circulate petitions. For complete
rules,write to RIDES for Bay Area Commuters,Beat the Back-Up Rules,60 Spear Street,Suite 650,San Francisco,CA 94105.
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Name Optional I'd like more free help with my commute:
Home Address ❑ Help me get started ridesharing.I would like to(check one ❑Send me information on:
and fill out the information below): El carpooling/vanpooling ❑public transit
city ZIP ❑ride in a carpool ❑share driving(or drive)a carpool ❑bicycle commuting ❑other
• Phone( ) (circle:day/evening) ❑ride in a vanpool ❑drive a vanpool
Where did you get this petition? Employer
After all signatures have been collected,read and sign below:
❑ I don't drive alone to work I usually: Work Address I certify that all information provided on this sheet is true to
❑carpool ❑vanpool ❑ride the bus City, ZIP the best of my knowledge and, if requesting carpool/vanpool
❑motorcycle ❑ride BART ❑take a ferry assistance,that I have read the personal information notice on the
❑light rail/CalTrain ❑bicycle ❑walk or jog Cross streets near my work reverse and consent to release this information for ridesharing
❑other Cross streets near my home purposes only.
❑ I'm currently driving alone but would like to switch and My normal work hours are (am/pm)to (am/pm) Signature
join the movement and are flexible by minutes.
My friend has me convinced)I usually drive alone,but I certify that all information provided on this sheet is true to ❑ Help me get started ridesharing.I would like to(check one
promise to try an alternative to driving alone one the best of my knowledge and, if requesting carpool/vanpool and fill out the information below):
day during the week of September 20 through 24. assistance,that I have read the personal information notice on the
° reverse and consent to release this information for ridesharing El a carpool ❑share driving(or drive)a carpool
Name purposes only. ❑ride in a vanpool ❑drive a vanpool
Home Address Employer
o Signature
City ZIP Work Address
C= Phone( ) (circle:day/evening) city ZIP
Optional I'd like free help with my commute:
Cross streets near my work
o I wont drive alone on(circle one): ❑Send me information on:
Monday Wednesday Friday ❑carpooling/vanpooling ❑public transit Cross streets near my home
Sept 20 Sept 22 Sept 24 ❑bicycle commuting ❑other My normal work hours are (am/pm)to (am/pm)
Tuesday Thursday and are flexible by minutes.
Sept.21 Sept.23
My friend has me convincedl I usually drive alone,but I certify that all information provided on this sheet is true to ❑ Help me get started ridesharing.I would like to(check one
promise to try an alternative to driving alone one the best of my knowledge and, if requesting carpool/vanpool and fill out the information below):
day during the week of September 20 through 24. assistance,that I have read the personal information notice on the
° reverse and consent to release this information for ridesharing Elide in a carpool ❑share driving(or drive)a carpool
Name purposes only. ❑ride in a vanpool ❑drive a vanpool
Home Address Employer
o Signature
City ZIP Work Address
o City ZIP
Phone
( ) (circle:day/evening) Optional I'd like free help with my commute:
o I won't drive alone on(circle one): ❑ Send me information on: Cross streets near my work
Monday Wednesday Friday ❑carpooling/vanpooling ❑public transit Cross streets near my home
Sept.20 Sept.22 Sept.24 ❑bicycle commuting ❑other M normal work hours are
Tuesday Thursday Y (am/pm)to (am/pm)
Sept 21 Sept.23 and are flexible by minutes.
My friend has me convincedl I usually drive alone,but I certify that all information provided on this sheet is true to ❑ Help me get started ridesharing.I would like to(check one
promise to try an alternative to driving alone one the best of my knowledge and, if requesting carpool/vanpool and fill out the information below):
day during the week of September 20 through 24. assistance,that I have read the personal information notice on the
° reverse and consent to release this information for ridesharing El ride in a carpool ❑share driving(or drive)a carpool
Name purposes only. ❑ride in a vanpool ❑drive a vanpool
Home Address Employer
o Signature
City ZIP Work Address
o Phone( ) (circle:day/evening) City ZIP
Optional I'd like free help with my commute: Cross streets near my work
o I won't drive alone on(circle one): El Send me information on:
Monday Wednesday Friday ❑carpooling/vanpooling ❑public transit Cross streets near my home
Sept 20 Sept 22 Sept.24 Elbicycle commuting Elother My normal work hours are (am/pm)to (am/pm)
Tuesday Thursday
Sept.21 Sept.23 and are flexible by minutes.
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There are two good reasons! First,your friend thinks you should try an alternative to driving alone.
Second,it's just for one day during Beat the Back-Up Week.And you could help make a real difference.
But 0 need Icy cap. fR
That's why you choose the day.And you don't have to leave your car at home!Ask a co-worker or
neighbor to catch a ride with you for just one day. (If you don't know anyone to carpool with,fill out
the optional information on the petition.You can get a free"matchlist"of neighbors who want to
share the ride,or you can get information on public transportation and commuting by bicycle.)
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It's amazing what you can save by not driving alone.
You can save a lot of time. Driving alone is not always the fastest way to get to work. By using
an alternative,you could get to work faster—and have free time to read,daydream,or sleep during
your commute!
You can save a ton of money. If you switched from driving alone to carpooling,for instance,you
could save up to$3,000 a year.
p You can save your peace of mind and well-being. Breathing exhaust in traffic can damage
your lungs,and staring at the wheel (or the bumper in front of you!)adds extra stress to your day.
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It's a small commitment with an enormous reward,because there's one more thing you can save—
the beautiful place we live and work in. Bay Area traffic continues to get worse,but if everyone used
an alternative to driving alone just one day a week,traffic congestion would virtually disappear.We'd
enjoy faster-moving freeways and breathe cleaner air.We'd help conserve our natural resources and
have a cleaner,more efficient use of our freeways.
So why not Beat the Back-up?
join the movement!You'll make your friend happy,and you might just make yourself
happy,too=with a better commute for you.
PARTICIPATING AC Transit o Alameda/Oakland Ferry Service AMTRAK BART CalTrain County Connection o Golden '
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AGENCIES Gate Transit o Harbor Bay Ferry o Healdsburg Transit o Muni o Petaluma Transit o Red & White Ferries o
SamTrans-Santa Clara County Transportation Agency o Santa Rosa CityBus o Sebastopol Transit o Sonoma
County Transit o Tri Delta Transit o Union City Transit - Vallejo Transit o VINE o WestCAT o WHEELS
Personal Information Notice(for carpool/vanpool applicants only):Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act(P.L 93-S79)and the Information Practices An of 1977(Civil Code Sections 1798,et seq.),notice is hereby given for the request of personal
information by this form.The requested personal information is voluntary,but to enter into the carpool program this information is necessary.The principal purpose of the voluntary information is to promote ridesharing.The failure to provide
all or any part of the requested information will eadude applicant from the carpool program.Disclosure of this personal information will be made to carpool matches and also as permissible under Article 6,Section 1798.17 of the IPA of 1977.
Each individual has the right upon request and proper to inspect all personal information in record maintained on the individual by an identifying particular.Direct any inquiries on information maintenance to your IPA Forms Officer.
Return completed petition to RIDES for Bay Area Commuters,60 Spear Street,Suite 6S0,San Francisco,CA 94105-1512 by September 24, 1993.
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'By Beatingtlthe-Bank=Up�Commuter's:Can.,""" Motor vehicles are responsible for 50 percent of
:RelieVe-'Traffc°Con..... h: hydrocarbon and 50 percent of nitrogen oxide pol-
®$ °°��� lution. When hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and
In California, there are more than 30 million
other by-products of automobiles react with the
®.bg� people, 17 million registered vehicles, and 20 ultraviolet rays of the sun, ozone gas forms.
million licensed drivers. 25 percent of all California
households have three or more cars. Ozone in the lower atmosphere is a pollutant—a
b t ®A primary ingredient of smog. 50 percent of smog-
® m� There are 3.7 million registered autos in the nine- producing ozone comes from car exhaust, and it
t g a '°� county Bay Area, which represents 22 percent of
can cause serious health effects.
me�egmzg�gm the state's total cars.
Ozone in the upper atmosphere—called the
In 1988, California motorists wasted 1.19 billion
ozone layer—protects the earth from the sun's
hours (or almost 15 minutes a day) sitting in harmful rays. Scientists are worried about holes in
@.® .... traffic. That's an average of 63 hours per driver the ozone layer which are caused by chlorofluoro-
m$Po�®<� � each year. If delays double, the average motorist carbons (CFCs). 25 percent of CFC emissions in
will waste 40 minutes a day in traffic congestion—
� ���Po°" 168 hours or 7 days annually. the U.S. are from car air conditioners, which are
found in 90 percent of California's cars.
�$ mz� Californians lose more than 200,000 hours a day
to traffic congestion and another 200,000 hours a
day because of traffic accidents. >B,y Beading Che'Ba►ck=.Up C6,hli notersxCanA
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... Congestion costs—based on estimated travel Motor vehicle transportation accounts for nearly
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delay, increased fuel consumption, and increased
22 percent of all energy use in the U.S. and about
auto insurance premiums—can be as high as $650
half of all oil consumption. In 1991, 46 percent of
°ce "$at gzs per capita per year. The total cost of Bay Area the total oil consumed in the U.S. was imported.
congestion amounts to more than 2 trillion dollars
per year. In 1991, Californians consumed a total of 13 billion
gallons of gasoline.
Each U.S. motorist wastes about 43 gallons of
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motor fuel every year due to traffic Improve-Ai: ',lty::... a c congestion—
&: "` '$`$ amounting to more than 817 million gallons
Cars produce 30 percent of the carbon dioxide statewide.
emitted in the United States. One report esti-
g m � mates that the amount of carbon dioxide Although new cars are about 60 percent more
produced by motor vehicles will increase by 50 fuel-efficient than they were in 1976, Californians
Pogq� percent between 1990 and 2010. use 40 percent more gas now than they did 15
years ago.
Motor vehicles create 70 percent of carbon
monoxide emissions in the Bay Area. Carbon Even if fuel efficiency improves by 30 percent in
monoxide harms red blood cells by replacing the the next 10 years, the delays for motorists will
Y oxygen needed to maintain life. You can prevent mean the loss of about 1.6 billion gallons of motor
«� the emission of almost 100 pounds of carbon fuel—an average of 90 gallons per driver.
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