A major consideration for you in the "speed column" should be the probability per trip of getting pulled over for speeding times the cost of getting pulled over (ticket price plus any points on your license, which equates to a higher premium on your car insurance).
This may be minimal for your area, but would definitely be a consideration for those attempting the same in NY/PA/NJ, where there's a significant chance of being pulled over for speeding in the morning/evening rush hour, etc.
Also, you might want to consider including wear and tear on your car that might be different depending on how fast you drive. I don't know enough about cars to know whether or not this should be negligible.
I actually computed a similar cost-benefit analysis with my dad for his commute when he used to travel between South Jersey to Temple University in Center City Philadelphia either by car+tolls+wear and tear on the car+parking or by car to the local light rail to the other local rail, and then walk to work. Annually, it turned out to be nearly even. I was impressed. (:
Good luck with the planning -- let us know what you find out, because I'm also interested in time/gas trade-offs for longish drives, but am not as methodical as you are, by FAR :P So I hope to "free ride" from your experience and experiment ;) .
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2007-10-03 09:28 pm (UTC)This may be minimal for your area, but would definitely be a consideration for those attempting the same in NY/PA/NJ, where there's a significant chance of being pulled over for speeding in the morning/evening rush hour, etc.
Also, you might want to consider including wear and tear on your car that might be different depending on how fast you drive. I don't know enough about cars to know whether or not this should be negligible.
I actually computed a similar cost-benefit analysis with my dad for his commute when he used to travel between South Jersey to Temple University in Center City Philadelphia either by car+tolls+wear and tear on the car+parking or by car to the local light rail to the other local rail, and then walk to work. Annually, it turned out to be nearly even. I was impressed. (:
no subject
Date: 2007-10-04 04:09 am (UTC)