Public transportation can save people money, conserve gasoline, and reduce the harmful greenhouse gases emitted into our environment. Dump the Pump Day encourages people to get out of their cars and ride public transportation in hopes of raising awareness of the benefits of transit.
Consider these benefits:
•A two-person household can save, on the average, more than $10,000 a year by downsizing to one car.
• Saving one gallon of gas eliminates 19 pounds of carbon emissions. Public transportation produces 95% less carbon monoxide for every passenger mile traveled.
• Public transit stimulates the economy and creates green jobs. For every $1 invested in public transit, $6 is generated in economic returns.
• Public transit reduces our dependence on foreign oil, saving 900,000 automobile fill-ups each day—4.2 billion gallons of gasoline per year.
Source: American Public Transit Association (APTA)
