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(B2431) wrote:

It never ceases to amaze me how some people would rather spend hours in their
own vehicle rather that 30 minutes in public transport.

Would that I had that choice.

I have a 43mi each way commute. (I started out 7mi from the office, made
one move to 25mi from the office, and successive site moves by companies
[2] I've worked for for the past 25 years has increased the distance to
the current value.)

I carpool, and the ride is 45 minutes, each way. 1.5 hours total.

If I take transit, the trip is 1:20, not counting waiting for the
shuttle connection to/from the office, another 20 minutes each way.
(And $55/wk in tickets, or $145.75 for a monthly pass.)

So 3:20 spent traveling to/from work, and I don't count walking to/from
the train station, about a mile from my house. No thanks. (I suppose I
could take the bus, instead of CalTrain, but that would mean about 3:30
each way, and four transfers.)

A rather extreme
example of this lunacy was seen after the last Los Angeles earthquake. The
trains were used almost to capacity for a few days then usage dropped rapidly
to near prequake level. People living outside the city simply preferred
sitting in their own vehicles for hours.