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=== Use of resources ===

=== Use of resources ===

[[image:Oaklands freeway and railway.jpg|thumb|280px|Freeways typically take much more land than railways.  This freeway being reconstructed in Oaklands has about half the passenger capacity (persons/hour)<!-- 30 cars per minute x 1.5 persons per car x three lanes = 8,100 persons/hour.  2 trains per minute x 600 passenger per train = 18,000 passenger/hour --> of the adjacent railway (darker line from near bottom-left corner).]]

[[image:Oaklands freeway and railway.jpg|thumb|280px|Freeways typically take much more land than railways.  This freeway being reconstructed in Oaklands has about half the passenger capacity (persons/hour)<!-- Based on this rough calculation: 30 cars per minute x 1.5 persons per car x three lanes = 8,100 persons/hour.  2 trains per minute x 600 passengers per train = 18,000 passengers/hour --> of the adjacent railway (darker line from near bottom-left corner).]]

Assuming that public transport is sufficiently-well used, public transport uses far fewer resources than car transport per person carried per kilometre or mile.

Assuming that public transport is sufficiently-well used, public transport uses far fewer resources than car transport per person carried per kilometre or mile.

This includes energy use (whether petroleum-based or electricity), land use for transport corridors, and land use for parking of vehicles.

This includes energy use (whether petroleum-based or electricity), land use for transport corridors, and land use for parking of vehicles.