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It would be interesting to know, purely because the impression we get in the UK is that the public transport system in the US is much better than in the UK, so as a percentage you may find more people in the UK travelling by car.
But why if you can walk to work do you ever use a car anyway ?
Nic
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Nic Oughton wrote:
But why if you can walk to work do you ever use a car anyway ?
I agree - in general - but some factors that might cause me to drive as opposed to walk include, but are not limited, to the following:
Rain
Snow
Ice
Mud
Lack of time
No generalization is 100% true.
Not even this one.
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Nic Oughton wrote:
purely because the impression we get in the UK is that the public transport system in the US is much better than in the UK
That all depends on where you live in the US. Public transport in most big US cities (LA, Chicago, NYC, etc...) is very good from what I understand. However, that's not always the case: in Atlanta, where I live, public transportation is an appalling joke. The 'subway' here - MARTA - isn't too usefull unless you live within walking distance from one of very, very few terminals, or if you are travelling to the airport. The bus system is Ok, I guess, but busses in general seem to be much more of a hassle than driving if you have your own car, IMO.
I was under the impression that the UK, and Europe in general, had excellent public transportation systems... At least, I think that's the impression most Americans have. In fact, most American's see Europe as a much friendlier, more leisurely place than America. I think that's true in some cases (eg workweek hours, vacation time, etc...). In fact, I'm under the impression that most Europeans think we're nuts for working 45+ hours a week with two weeks of vacation per year. To tell you the truth, I think they're right - there's alot the US could learn by looking at Europe in that respect.
But perhaps the grass is always a little greener on the other side of the Atlantic :P
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> The bus system is Ok, I guess, but busses in general seem to be much more of a hassle than driving if you have your own car, IMO.
The buses here (Munich) can use the area set aside for trams, which results in much amusement for me in the evening when I sit on the bus and wave to the car drivers in the traffic jams 
> In fact, I'm under the impression that most Europeans think we're nuts for working 45+ hours a week with two weeks of vacation per year
Nah. We just think you're nuts 
But yes, I have 30 days annual holiday plus up to about 15 days public holidays per year (depends on what day they fall on). And a 35 hour week. In fact I don't know why they need me to come in here on the odd day at all, really 
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My bus journeys cost me £5.40 a day. This is for one return journey of eight miles and one single journey of 2 miles.
Michael
Communication is the first step towards enlightenment.
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The equivalent of (about) 1.20GBP per day, but that is for a "go anywhere, whenever you like" type ticket so actually it is a lot less. I can go practically anywhere I am likely to go within town for 40EUR/month.
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We have no subway or light rail. I never take the bus to work except in special circumstances (e.g., I drop the car off at the mechanic to get it worked on) since the nearest bus stop is about 1/2 mile down the road. But, here are my approximate commute costs:
Bus (in theory): $2 ($1 one-way)
Bike: basically free
Car: about 1 cent in gas
Walk: basically free (except for the cost of buying shoes more often  )
Taxi: $$$$$
So generally, my commute cost is basically nothing. I only live about 1-1/2 mile from work, so that helps out a lot.
No generalization is 100% true.
Not even this one.
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Currently it costs me the price of petrol for a 52 mile round trip.
It would cost me an extra £4.40 a day to cross the Second Severn Crossing (bridge between England and Wales for those not in UK!) except my company pays that ... except now the government have decided that this is a perk and are now going to start taxing me on it !!!
Not sure which is worse, the government wanting to tax me just for going to work or the company who runs the SSC who think taht £4.40 is a fair price for driving down a couple of miles of road over a river !!!
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I go by train AND bike. 20km by train. I pay for a single journey Euro 3.10. Weekly fee Euro 28,-- and if I choose a monthly ticket I have to pay Euro 88,--.
FYI: In our trains it is allowed to take a bike with you. So I go by bike to the train station in my hometown 2km, travel 20km by train, jump on my bike and another 6km to my office.
Martin
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0.40 + 0.65 on way there
+ 1.10 on way back = £2.15 GB
However, I have a half fair pass, so the same journey would normally cost be £4.30.
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Andrew.
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but I like to use the underground here in Hamburg, but using it would take me about 30mins with all walking, where I could do the job with the car in 10mins... so I use my car
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Hey, you never know, there could be some pilots who frequent this page...
I think ![Green Alien | [Alien]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/alien.gif) would have picked your space shuttle option.
No generalization is 100% true.
Not even this one.
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Navin wrote:
Hey, you never know, there could be some pilots who frequent this page...
You are dead right. I see that pilot programmer has already cast his / her vote.
// Fazlul
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Some people do fly to work. When I was young, my father flew to his job on Monday and flew back on Friday. We only saw him on the weekends.
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What happened to car/long commute car/short commute?
--------
all the modern things
have always existed
they've just been waiting
to come out
and multiply
and take over Björk, The Modern Things
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I realised that I didn't have motorbike and had run out of room 
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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I normally go by our work bus. But again quite normally, I miss the bus once in a while. This forces me to catch an autorickshaw to work. Work place is out of the city, so there is quite some travelling involved. About 25 KM away, half of which is through heavy traffic and 25% of which is through rough untarred muddy roads. Yuck, you say eh? But that's India
Nish
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Autorickshaws 
I was thinking of other methods that weren't listed (hence the 'Other box' but I'll admit I completely missed Autorickshaws 
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Autorickshaws
Yes, Autorickshaws. India's most popular taxi vehicle.
Chris Maunder wrote:
I was thinking of other methods that weren't listed
Well, the poll is still young. You might add that as a new option still
That would make the North Indians happy. Specially the Bengalis. They love their autorickshaws. But the worst autorickshaw drives are in Madras. They con you of 100s of rupees. They did that to me anyway 
Nish
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Nish [BusterBoy] wrote:
This forces me to catch an autorickshaw to work.
Did you consider buying a motorbike?
It seemed very popular last time I was in India, all Indian engineers used motorbikes to come to the office...
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George wrote:
Did you consider buying a motorbike?
Nope. I don't like two wheelers. I have a car. And sometimes I drive to work. But basically I do not enjoy driving.
Nish
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You should take a pic and post it...
Cheers,
Simon
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Autorickshaws are the equvalent of taxi-cabs of the other cities.Most of the Indian cities like Hyderabad(where i come from) and Trivandrum(Nish's place) and Madras the popular mode of transport apart from buses are these ubiquitous autorickshaws
simons wrote:
You should take a pic and post it...
The sample pic is here
http://www.roleximpex.com/gifs/rolex-impex-auto-rickshaw.jpg
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