On Thu, 2006-08-31 at 08:44 -0700, William Chops Westfield wrote:
> On Aug 31, 2006, at 6:03 AM, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
> 
> > It is not guaranteed that moving several tons of metal through
> > rush hour stop and go every day just to move one person means
> > a high quality of life...
> 
> So, this has almost come up several times, and I'm curious.  We
> have a relatively international community here, and I'd like to
> take a survey.
> 
> 1) How do you commute to work?

Car+carpooling

> 2) How far?

55km one way

> 3) How long does it take in each direction?

35 minutes, either way

> 4) If you don't use public transportation, IS there a public
>     transportation alternative?  How long would THAT take?

Yup, five different busses. Assuming the busses are on time (VERY
unlikely) it would take 3 hours one way, and would cost about $8, ONE
WAY. So that would be 6 hours travelling, and $16 EACH DAY, any wonder I
prefer the car! :)

As an aside, I moved last year. I used to live 22kms from work, one way.
Yet, due to traffic, I spent 35minutes going to work in the morning, and
1-1.5 hours to go home. I use LESS gas now then I did then, yet I travel
3 times the distance in a day. Go figure...


TTYL


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