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03-05-05, 06:12 AM
The text below is from the Commuter Chronicles Page of the Dayton Cycling Club’s March newsletter http://www.daytoncyclingclub.org/SNL/SnL2005.03.pdf (pages 10-11). Dayton and Cincinnati are a little over 50 miles apart and the two clubs have had this competition for at least 10 years. I don’t know how they calculate pollution saved, but it is a major number.
DCC keeps DC-8 by narrowest margin
The Dayton Cycling Club retained the Dayton Cycling Club/Cincinnati Cycle Club Commuter Challenge
Cup (DC-8) for the 10th consecutive year despite the efforts of an inspired group of CCC commuters.
The CCC logged its most commuter miles ever with 41,814 in 2004. The CCC broke its previous
record of 40,659, set in 1998. The DCC’s total of 51,987 was only 10,173 more than the CCC’s and
was its smallest victory margin. The important thing is that a total of 93,801
miles were logged on commuter bikes instead of cars by the two clubs in 2004, meaning that 94 tons of
pollutants were not released into the air of southwestern Ohio.
The DCC’s 2004 total of 51,987 miles exceeded 2003’s 50,064 but is only the sixth-highest total recorded
during the DCC/CCC commuter competition. It is far less than the club’s 2001 total of 61,474
miles. The DCC went over the half-million mark in 2004, bringing the grand total for 10 years to
518,180. The CCC brought its 10-year total to 309,436 miles. The combined total of 827,616 for
both clubs means the air of southwestern Ohio was spared 828 tons of pollution.
Year......DCC.......CCC....Combined.....Pollution saved (tons)
1995....33,614....24,924....58,538...................59
1996....41,218....33,641....74,859...................75
1997....48,243....34,189....82,432...................82
1998....55,317....40,659....95,976...................96
1999....57,433....24,842....82,275...................82
2000....60,874....28,329....89,203...................89
2001....61,474....25,892....87,366...................87
2002....57,956....22,182....80,138...................80
2003....50,064....32,964....83,028...................83
2004....51,987....41,814....93,801...................94
(sorry about the length of the title, but i don't know how to edit it)
DCC keeps DC-8 by narrowest margin
The Dayton Cycling Club retained the Dayton Cycling Club/Cincinnati Cycle Club Commuter Challenge
Cup (DC-8) for the 10th consecutive year despite the efforts of an inspired group of CCC commuters.
The CCC logged its most commuter miles ever with 41,814 in 2004. The CCC broke its previous
record of 40,659, set in 1998. The DCC’s total of 51,987 was only 10,173 more than the CCC’s and
was its smallest victory margin. The important thing is that a total of 93,801
miles were logged on commuter bikes instead of cars by the two clubs in 2004, meaning that 94 tons of
pollutants were not released into the air of southwestern Ohio.
The DCC’s 2004 total of 51,987 miles exceeded 2003’s 50,064 but is only the sixth-highest total recorded
during the DCC/CCC commuter competition. It is far less than the club’s 2001 total of 61,474
miles. The DCC went over the half-million mark in 2004, bringing the grand total for 10 years to
518,180. The CCC brought its 10-year total to 309,436 miles. The combined total of 827,616 for
both clubs means the air of southwestern Ohio was spared 828 tons of pollution.
Year......DCC.......CCC....Combined.....Pollution saved (tons)
1995....33,614....24,924....58,538...................59
1996....41,218....33,641....74,859...................75
1997....48,243....34,189....82,432...................82
1998....55,317....40,659....95,976...................96
1999....57,433....24,842....82,275...................82
2000....60,874....28,329....89,203...................89
2001....61,474....25,892....87,366...................87
2002....57,956....22,182....80,138...................80
2003....50,064....32,964....83,028...................83
2004....51,987....41,814....93,801...................94
(sorry about the length of the title, but i don't know how to edit it)