Saturday, August 16, 2008

The Answer Is...

$404,055

A very conservative estimate on how much extra out of pocket it will cost motorists collectively to detour rather than use the BRB. Looking at the glass half full, various governmental bodies will benefit from the extra revenue generated by the taxes on gasoline...and you do get to see new scenery in Wildwood.

Half empty...Mother earth doesn't need the extra emissions, your trip to Starbucks becomes a little more expensive and you can add an extra 4 minutes (or more) to each round trip to Waly World.

Just for fun (I know this is sick) how much extra driving time collectively is this? Using the math for previous problem, at 30 mph (it makes the math easier) that calculates to 4,380,000 minutes or 73,000 hours or 3,041 days or 434 weeks, or 108 months or 9 years. Ouch.

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