Dewsnap Mk1 wrote:1. The bane of my journey to workplace / education / etc is..... (walking, bus, train, car)
2. My Daily Journey could be made better by.....
On average how long do you spend per day travelling?
1. Cost of travel via train is equivalent to fuel costs and that's in a '91 mini - I believe public transport should provide a you'd be stupid not to / cheapest option of commuting. More people use it more funds better miles per gallon per person more cars off the road etc etc
2. My daily journey consists of cycling 2.5 miles to train station catching a 55 mile train and another cycling of less than half a mile. Total journey two hours door to door.
The bane would certainly be inadequate services for cycling, be that on the roads - no cycle lanes. On the train - park bike in the disabled area no racks on the train though there is always minimum of me and another cyclist on the train with the Max I've seen at five. As its handicap priority technically they could chuck us all off for one wheelchair access user...
And secure bike locking - mine was stolen two weeks after moving to new offices and the kicker? Week before I had asked to use the office garage...to be told it was fully subscribed with 12 users to 4 racks. Most I've seen on any day are six bikes...like a gym people have subscribed and then are not cycling...when I do it daily in all weathers and will over winter! Top this off they have a 6metre space for bikes and they only have four ground hoops when they could easily put a 12 bike wheel grip lockup! /rant over!
Hans - I have never seen something like the rowbike very interesting!