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by honkhonkpants 3603 days ago
I'm not trolling. This kind of analysis is frequently trotted out to argue against transit, cycling infrastructure, and even sidewalks. Take for example this (totally moronic) post at the Freakonomics blog:

http://freakonomics.com/2012/11/07/can-mass-transit-save-the...

It's an anti-transit argument based entirely on energy per passenger-mile traveled, which is only relevant if you think a passenger-mile is a good thing which should be maximized.