Tennessee joins Dump The Pump day

Nashville, TN – Robin Hill, chair of the Tennessee Sierra Chapter’s Transportation Committee said: “We are asking folks to help themselves by finding a public transportation or car pool alternative to replace driving alone in your personal automobile.  We think many folks will find real savings with gasoline at around $3.50 a gallon.”

“Not everyone has access to public transportation but many of us have access to a group of acquaintances who go to their daily work in their personal car.  For these people, a carpool gets several people to their workplaces in a single car.  Try to set up a carpool for the day.” added Hill.

He continued: “Any person who lives in a town or rural area  with public transportation should be able to find a toll free or local phone number and talk to the transit provider to see if public transportation is available to or near your workplace on a suitable schedule.  If not, then a carpool would be the next best method of getting to work without driving alone.”

Hill added: “If public transportation is used, please give the transportation system operator your comments on how the service could be made better based on your experience on the trip.” 

Hill, who is a retired railroader and professional engineer pointed out: “Most of us have used some sort or carpool or public transportation starting with school buses.  Public transportation can be fun since you don’t need to drive.  You can read a book, a newspaper, listen to your  Ipod with your eyes closed or, as many of us have done after a hard day, just simply sleep.  Riding is much more fun than driving for many of us because it offers a way to use the time for fun or productive things instead of coping with driving problems.  Try meeting your transportation needs a different way on June 16th.”

Brian Paddock, a Sierra Club activist joined the call to “Dump the Pump”.  He said: “I envy my brother who lives in Cookeville, one of several smaller cities that now has fixed route minibus service.  Even out in the sticks in Jackson County, if I plan ahead I can use the Upper Cumberland Area Regional Transit Service (UCARTS) to get to town and do a whole loop of errands.”

“I am tired of being extorted by Big Oil.  I am going to join June 16th as Dump the Pump Day, when we Americans all across the country will take a stand against Big Oil by ditching the gas pump and using public transit to get to work, school and play.” continued Paddock.

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Tennessee joins Dump The Pump day

He said: “I envy my brother who lives in Cookeville, one of several smaller cities that now has fixed route minibus service. Even out in the sticks in Jackson County, if I plan ahead I can use the Upper Cumberland Area Regional Transit Service (UCARTS)



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