Carpooling with work mates is really fun, it would be a lot better if we would have had a train or bus though. Tough luck in the US.
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3TH4Li4@feddit.ch 1 year ago
Commuting in a CAR. Is more accurate to say.
grahamja@reddthat.com 1 year ago
LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 1 year ago
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.
hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
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.
LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 1 year ago
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.
hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
I live in the Netherlands, but the Fins would like to have a word with you.