Driving yourself probably compounds it but commuting in general sucks.
I used to take the train to work, it would drop me right outside my building. It saved me money, miles on my car, helped me avoid traffic but it still sucked.
It was lost time, there were people who would smoke, do drugs, play loud music from their phones on speaker. There were usually seats available but your better off standing because you never know what’s in/on the seats. Anytime there was an event that let out at the stadium around the time I got off work meant either missing several trains in a row because they were too full.
Better organized and maintained mass transit can reduce it but I think any commute needs the destination to be worth the time/hassle and, for me, work doesn’t make the cut.
I bike to work most days and it can be nice. I bike through a little wooded area. It would be a whole lot nicer if it wasn’t for all the cars. I used to bike through a park to work with fewer cars and it was actually just pleasant (even though it ended at work).
I think the two big problems here are cars and work.
Driving yourself probably compounds it but commuting in general sucks.
I used to take the train to work, it would drop me right outside my building. It saved me money, miles on my car, helped me avoid traffic but it still sucked.
It was lost time, there were people who would smoke, do drugs, play loud music from their phones on speaker. There were usually seats available but your better off standing because you never know what’s in/on the seats. Anytime there was an event that let out at the stadium around the time I got off work meant either missing several trains in a row because they were too full.
Better organized and maintained mass transit can reduce it but I think any commute needs the destination to be worth the time/hassle and, for me, work doesn’t make the cut.
I bike to work most days and it can be nice. I bike through a little wooded area. It would be a whole lot nicer if it wasn’t for all the cars. I used to bike through a park to work with fewer cars and it was actually just pleasant (even though it ended at work).
I think the two big problems here are cars and work.
Where do you live? Is it somewhere with below zero temperatures and snow during long parts of the year?
I’m pretty sure commuting by bike wouldn’t be any more enjoyable here.
I live in the Netherlands, but the Fins would like to have a word with you.
Yeah, because the experience trying to bike to work through snow and cold is the same between Finland and the United States.
I’m sure the Fins are able to manage it but I’m guess there infrastructure is far superior to support it.
Yeah, that’s why the US is collapsing.
Ok.