Question Earthority!

“The lure of free travel this morning on the Bay Area’s mass transit systems to help cut down on smog didn’t seem to lure commuters onto the region’s trains, buses and ferries. The commute traffic appeared to be either the same or a bit heavier than normal, according to spot checks by The Chronicle of several public transit systems. For Stuart Lee, 48, of Piedmont, it was just another day on an AC Transit bus to get to work at the Oakland Police Department. ‘It was great because it was free,’ Lee said. The bus, however, was no more crowded than usual, he said. ‘It should have been,’ he said. Today was the season’s first of four possible ‘Spare the Air’ days, on which public transit users can ride for free.” (08/29/07)