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[–] talos@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I can spend 17 minutes driving to work, or 1.5 hours catching buses. Easy choice for me.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Right, that's why we need to stop subsidizing streets and roads, make users pay the cost of them, and put the tax money toward transit. It's really impossible to ask anybody but the most devoted to make extremely inconvenient choices. Certainly, there are some lunatics who'd drive a car even if it took 1.5 hours, but most people would choose the 17 minute bus.

Cheaper, sustainable, safer, better for mental health, better for non-drivers (children, elderly, disabled). It just makes sense.

[–] joulethief@compuverse.uk 14 points 1 year ago

I really underestimated the effect on my mental health. My commute takes double the time now but that's alright because since switching to public transit, I'm getting to work and back home much calmer.

[–] Md1501@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

You are right, if a bus ride was 17 or even 30 minutes to work I would take the bus. But in my area a bus ride is 2 hours one way.

[–] protput@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

I also had a commute of about 17min with car. The same route with an electric bike takes me 35min. I'm not out of breath with it and I still have some exercise. I still take my car when it rains.

[–] LazyBane@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Alot of people forget that just becuase a bus commute works for them doesn't mean it works for everyone.

Alot of people have a legitimate reason for owning a car, and if we want then to use public transit then we need public transit to fit their needs in travelling.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

But if there was more demand for public transport, don't you think they would increase the supply?

And if there are more bus lines, you would only need like 30 minutes instead to get to work.