In Europe I’d take that bet. In America, I’d rather be stuck waiting 3+ hours for public transport than walk along unprotected highways where I could just be knocked down for existing
Or being bothered by police for walking in a car only zone.
When my husband and I were broke undergrads, we did a lot of walking around our mid-sized college town. We made our way to some pretty non-pedestrian-friendly places in our wanderings.
Police officers stopped to ask if we were having car trouble or needed a ride on a weekly basis. (Obvs, we’re white, which is why we were met with the benefit of the doubt from the local officers instead of suspicion.)
Really depends on the details. The delay in public transport is probably waiting for a connection - if it’s somewhere pleasant where I can catch lunch/breakfast, then probably take public transport. If I’m on vacation and the walk is through a historic part of town or a scenic hike then probably walk.
You’d walk for three and a half hours?!
Time to ponder your existence
Depends on how in a hurry I am
Multiple times I’ve seen NIMBYs vote down light rails and other public transit options. They’ll talk about taxes and traffic, but it always boils down to them not wanting “undesirables” having access to their amenities.
They still want them to commute in to clean their houses though. Or perhaps live in the servant barracks on the estate.
I get the point, but I’d still rather a 3.5 hour train ride with transfers than a 3.5 hour walk.
Funny thing is I’m the opposite, so long as it’s OKish weather. I prefer the reliability and flexibilty (and exercise).
Yeah walking for a portion may be a good option. If there’s no long wait for transit for this trip, there’s a chance you miss a transfer, and have to walk anyways.
Could be worse.
Saves 1% gas
Thanks google.
bike: 51 min
Car: 25 min
- time spent looking for parking, and time spent walking from the car to the actual destination
That’s the broken part in a lot of the areas of the US, there is so much parking that you will always find a spot easily and everyone no matter which mode of transit needs to spend time to cross the giant parking lot because that’s what is between the road and the store for example.
I’m lucky I don’t live there and only whitnessed the hostility of the infrastructure towards everyone not in a car when I was visiting on holiday.
Yeah, but to counter that, slightly, usually there a lot of paid parking. The free parking is usually not as abundant.
Also include horrific externalized costs from cars.
Yep, my comment of 25 minutes completely omits the costs, just talking about time.
The externalized costs of owning a car (and most USians don’t even care for their vehicles as well as they should) are immense.
Not an issue if you avoid downtown.
It depends where you live. I’m in Europe, and in my case driving to a park (im suburbs, not downtown) with my son was 10min, and cycling was twice as long but with a bike we could go directly to the playground, which was 15 min walk from the park entrance (including taking out the stroller etc) . So, while google maps showed me 10 vs 20 min, i learned it’s faster to actually just cycle there.
Yep for the added cost of just one more minute I would totally opt for the more exercise healthier option. But three and a half hours is a heckuva a long time for either option.
Plus I can usually walk faster than the maps projection - I think I’d take it as a personal challenge
something something freedom i think. its your choice… umm… have it your way–no wait thats burger king…
whatever- takes bus and arrives in 20 mins
YABA DABA DOOOOOOOO
Jesus Christ I’m in the US and it isn’t like that here. Where is that? That’s ridiculous.
Probably a route with connections (waiting time and walking)
It’s still so unacceptably bad in most places that this circumstance isn’t unbelievable
Thats how it is for me since you have to take multiple buses or the train then bus from home to work. I had planned on taking the train like I used to but since work moved a bit, the tracks sort of start to drift away from the location of my job, so Id have to then take some buses. the worst part is the earliest train is about an hour after I like to be at work, and the last train home would mean I wouldnt be able to work a full 8 hour shift before Id have to leave to catch the bus to get to the station
Yeah, but what that doesn’t tell you is that if you actually walk that, you won’t be alive at the end of the day anymore and with transit you have at least a standing chance, if you try hard.
Looks like London buses at rush hour
/—\_ vs ____
