William ChopsWestfield 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.

I'll present the three more relevant (because longer lasting) situations I
had so far: university, on-site job, consulting.

University (Germany):

> 1) How do you commute to work?
Bicycle + commuter train
> 2) How far?
42 km (12 km bike, 30 km train)
> 3) How long does it take in each direction?
90 min (40 min bike, 40 min train, 10 min foot)
> 4) If you don't use public transportation, IS there a public
>     transportation alternative?  How long would THAT take?
By car would probably have been 20-30 min faster (including searching a
parking spot). Car + public transportation in the city would probably have
been the fastest. But I'd have lost the daily workout (bike) and the daily
reading time (train). 

On-site job (Germany):

> 1) How do you commute to work?
Bicycle
> 2) How far?
10 km
> 3) How long does it take in each direction?
30 min
> 4) If you don't use public transportation, IS there a public
>     transportation alternative?  How long would THAT take?
By car would have been probably around 15 min. But I'd have had to spend
some on a gym membership (both money and time :)


Consulting (Brazil):

> 1) How do you commute to work?
Not at all. Work at home. Rare visits to clients, usually in the USA (plane
+ rental car).

Gerhard

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