Survey: travel times to city

Damn.

 

DAMN

 

From To Distance Mode Time

I was averaging 20-25 minutes for the last 3-4 months, but the last 4 weeks
have been hell. I don't know where all these people come from but traffic
feels like it has doubled this month.
The day my bike was in getting serviced I took the bus. It took over an
hour! Never again.

 

When you're making 20 minute trips, you can leave half that shit at home.
Helmet and gloves take 1 minute to put on. I can walk out the door at the
same time as the wife who drives and I'll pass her her at the first set of
lights less than 100m from our house.
Bikes only become inefficient for trips less than 3 minutes

 

It's a phenomenon known as "School holidays have finished".

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

That's fine but what if the bloke beside you is driving a cobra?!!?
Knob
[I have a black high powered vehicle for a reason. And its not for being
gay on the road.]

 

Fitzgibbon.... sounds like bum teehee

 

Guildford Parramatta 6km Motorised Pushy 25-30minutes??

I used to do
Fairfield Heights - Parramatta in 30mins on a normal bicycle! was faster on
bicycle than Car or Motorbike during weekdays
Fairfield Heights - Rydalmere in 40-45mins ( 17km) - was faster on bicycle
than Car or Motorbike during weekdays

What did you do for 15 Mins?

 

I'm lazy. I don't pedal. Also, haven't done it in a while, so I'm not 100%
sure how accurate those times are.

 

I "leave for work" (start putting my leathers on) when my better-looking
half walks out the door. I pass her at the lights at Woodville road (the
first traffic lights I come to). I'm at work while she's still in the queue
there.

At the work end, I get undressed (just taking the leathers off, no need to
get excited, I'm a computer programmer, not an underwear model) while my
computers are starting up. (Back in the DOS days, I wouldn't have had time
to do that.)

 

I'd _possibly_ use the car to get to work except that I have to pay to
park the car but can park the bike just around the corner for free.
Not a hard choice in the end ...

Cheers

 

3 km - How about a walk?

 

X-No-archive: yes

Walking's for people who aren't skilled enough to RIDE!!
Clem
(I'd ride to the fridge and back if the missus'd let me!)

 

Sounds like you need one of those little petrol driven scooters.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

If you get one of them petrol scooter thingies, it'll still take you 7
minutes. (They only go 25km/h.)

 

Bugger that, if I'm going to arrive at work hot and sweaty I'll save
myself 60 squillion dollars on a carbon fibre mountain bike* and walk
to work.

Considered it and discarded it - if I've got to go to the trouble of
showering at work and getting changed out of joggers and etc into a
suit then it's all too hard.

JL
* Yes I know you can buy one for $10 out of the trading post, but I
know myself way to well to think there's much likelihood of me doing
that

 

Thats not bad going considering the route you would have to take Theo.

 

Sounds like you've got a good missus Clem, she gets the beers for you

 

I used to do Picton to Villawood (Sydney) anywhere from 50 -90 minutes,
homeward trip in snow season was murder. Now I do bedroom to office via
kitchen for coffee in 60 seconds, telecommuting via satellite broadband is
soooo nice. With the time I save I can go for a ride in my lunch hour, ain't
that a bitch

 

From To Distance Mode Time
Westminster Perth 13 km Bus 20-25 minutes