This is a great book, and it's free! Did you know that there were 7 fatal car-bike collisions in Santa Clara County in 2004? Did you know that there were 650 injury crashes there? And that despite there being fewer pedestrain injuries (504), there were 3 times more pedestrain fatalities (21)?
OK, you're a dyed-in-the-wool driver and refuse to walk or ride a bicycle: Did you know that the commuting time from San Mateo to Ellis street in Santa Clara county could be redued by 14 minutes if you car-pooled?
All these statistics and more, including the state of the Bay Area's roads are free, either for download or if you send them e-mail asking for a copy. It's great reading, and worth learning about.
I'll make you even happier. I got a Bay Area Metropolitan Transport network and put it up on my office window a year and a half back, and even after having moved offices a couple of times, that map still draws an amazing amount of attention. I do work at a place that loves maps and stats, but even so... I think the reason why more people don't get such materials is because they don't know about it.
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