What's your mileage like

[toughb]

A 2006 study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year.

Another study found that Americans drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year.

That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles per gallon."

Not Bad

 

[dickydoem]

Your Mileage May Vary.....

 

[james t kirk]

900 miles a year?

That's about 2.5 miles a day.

NEVER do most americans walk that much.

 

[tboy]

900 miles a year?

That's about 2.5 miles a day.

NEVER do most americans walk that much.

Well, remember the study said 'average'. That means one walks 5 miles a day and another 0. Makes an average of 2.5.

You'd actually be surprised at how far one does walk in a day. Take people who live and work in Mahatton for instance. Most don't even have a licence let alone drive. One of the many times I was there on business I met some people who lived there and they said, for the most part, if you live less than 8 blocks from where you work, you don't even take the bus, they walk.

When I worked in an office downtown and I took the bus I figured out I walked about 2 miles a day or more during the summer. It was 2 blocks to the bus stop, 2 blocks from the bus to the subway. 2 blocks from the subway to the elevator to my floor. So add that up and it's 6 blocks just to get to my office never mind how much I walked around while there.

 

[Moraff]

I wore a pedometer at work one week to see what kind of distance I was walking while doing my job (in a factory). I averaged 5 km/shift. Asked my boss if I could put in a claim for mileage.

 

[Esco!]

900 miles a year?

That's about 2.5 miles a day.

NEVER do most americans walk that much.

The average person probably walks a mile a day just from walking around the house all day

 

[erasus]

Digits, DFK, sorry, no CIM.