Re:Riding transit takes almost twice as long as driving (2017)
by throwaway22032 on Sunday July 31, 2022 @03:00PM
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Yep.
I live close to a tube station.
If I'm going somewhere on the network (~50% of journeys) it's great. Primarily because of traffic congestion, mind - in the early morning travel time is about the same by both methods.
If I'm going anywhere else? Car hands down.
The main problem is that the entire network of places is available by car by definition. Worst case is car and then the rest by foot (e.g. into a national park).
By contrast public transport just doesn't serve the majority of places at all. Every train station has a road, not every road has a train station.
I live close to a tube station.
If I'm going somewhere on the network (~50% of journeys) it's great. Primarily because of traffic congestion, mind - in the early morning travel time is about the same by both methods.
If I'm going anywhere else? Car hands down.
The main problem is that the entire network of places is available by car by definition. Worst case is car and then the rest by foot (e.g. into a national park).
By contrast public transport just doesn't serve the majority of places at all. Every train station has a road, not every road has a train station.