this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2024
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They are trying hard to make you not notice you're spending a week of your life driving each year.

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[–] ArbitraryValue 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

About 26 minutes each way according to my math, but that's still a great commute. My commute by mass transit was three times as long.

In my experience, there are three common sorts of commute:

  1. Fast by car.

  2. Slow by car.

  3. Slow by mass transit.

I guess type 2 commutes aren't common in Canada, so they don't bring down the average?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Depends on city. Me driving from outer metro to Vancouver is 1:30 due to traffic. Taking the bus is 2 hours because of walking time where bus route doesn't fully service area. Would probably be equal with full service.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For me, that's a small enough difference that I'd be fine with taking the bus even if it's a longer commute time, because I can zone out/nap/read/whatever on the bus, but not if I'm driving

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I prefer it too. Read, catchup on email, enjoy the scenery