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  • Dianne Dryer had this to say:
    May 12, 2009 at 4:17 pm

    Congratulations to the organizers of this very successfulprogram! Thank you for all your efforts.

  • Sharon Gloster had this to say:
    April 4, 2010 at 10:40 pm

    Hi there…I am with Green Mountain View DLC and GMV Schools and was just testing this out to see what people who register might see since I’d like to start publicizing this at the schools.

    You may be aware already but once you put in your pregistration info in the tool, it just spins and goes nowhere.

    I also wanted to see how you can get credit for the organization through which you are participating….was hoping, by now, this would be available. Was it just my experience or is this universal still?

    Thanks
    Sharon

  • David Coale had this to say:
    April 13, 2010 at 10:15 pm

    I still don’t know how this works. You say I can be part of a group, but in your sign up there is no group entry.

    Do I keep track of “regular” miles one week before, and then compare this to the nest week or just take alternates as much as possible and only count these miles?

    More info would be helpful for us not in the “know”, ie newbees.

    Thanks,

    David

  • Kathy Durham had this to say:
    April 14, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    Would like to participate in preview and testing from my home computer. Thanks!

  • Manfred Kopisch had this to say:
    April 15, 2010 at 9:44 am

    Thanks for the great work and setting the challenge up again. I can particpate in the preview and testing to help at least a little bit in the effort.

    Manfred

  • Valerie had this to say:
    April 19, 2010 at 8:17 am

    Ask Rainer about the totally cool new bike carts that he’s located that can attach instantly to your bike and carry groceries, backpacks, golf clubs or whatever you might need to cart around with you. Now taking your bike is possible even when there are big things to carry! As a mom, that’s been one of my biggest constraints to riding with my kids!

  • kfd94306 had this to say:
    April 26, 2010 at 4:34 pm

    Important to add to “But if you must drive a gas-powered car”:
    * Link your trips so that you avoid cold starts and reduce emissions
    * Plan ahead and carpool with at least one other person whenever possible.
    * Find someone to carpool to work with via
    http://rideshare.511.org/

  • Roland had this to say:
    April 27, 2010 at 9:15 pm

    Interesting perspective. I bike quite a bit and I find that when I do drive, I need to consciously avoid the things that are perfectly safe and often required on a bike but not in a car. For example, making a left on a red arrow where the traffic light sensor won’t detect my bike and where I can see there are no oncoming cars is fine on a bike; but I do try to obey all traffic lights in a car!

    In other words, biking makes me a worse driver :)

  • Terry Nagel had this to say:
    April 28, 2010 at 5:55 am

    Benoit:

    What a heartwarming account! I am sure the twins will never forget these rides.

    Terry

  • Jerry Winges had this to say:
    April 28, 2010 at 7:12 am

    Benoit–What cute girls. My two girls are way too old for this, but maybe in the future I can do this with grandkids, if they produce!
    Jerry

  • alevin had this to say:
    May 2, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    Question from Heyward Robinson:

    A friend at work asked about getting credit for telecommuting (and in general trips not taken). Can we add this category next year?

  • alevin had this to say:
    May 2, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    Answer: For this running of the challenge, it’s too late to add features.

    But if you don’t drive, that certainly shows up in the amount of miles you travelled, and if you filled out a your baseline, then you can see the change as improvement compared to your goal.

    Avoiding a trip is certainly a great way to reduce carbon emissions – would you like to share a story about how you use telecommuting to avoid driving? You can post on the website at http://drivelesschallenge.com – click Share Your STory.

  • Terry Nagel had this to say:
    May 6, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    OK, who won?

  • Stefan Rosner had this to say:
    May 7, 2010 at 2:25 pm

    Wish I could join you at Kepler’s this evening, but will be hosting some visitors from out-of-town.

    I decided to “compensate” by biking down from Palo Alto to Los Altos for a shopping run, and managed to haul back about 5 bags of groceries (including 2 six-packs, a bottle of wine, and a bottle of fine reposado) on the KidzTandem bike!

    I got home and while it sure felt strange to not have to log the trip in to the Drive Less Challenger website, it feels good nonetheless!

    Thanks for the impetus, and enjoy the festivities this evening!

    -Stefan (SpacemanStef)

  • Rich Schwerin had this to say:
    July 22, 2010 at 11:35 am

    Thanks for letting me know about the meeting; I will stop by on my bike commute to work tomorrow and hopefully have time/get a chance to speak.