Commute distance/time

[Mom]

Surely the commute should be relative to the paycheck or perhaps your enjoyment of the job?

Like I have already stated this may or may not be to do with a change of employment.

So there are some really different times for commutes. I currently travel 17 ks each way, most in Hazard Counties speed trap area of 80kph, the balance on open road, it takes me 15 mins. Have done it slightly quicker, but mostly allow 20 mins for the fuckers that travel at 10k under the posted speed limit as speed kills

[R6_kid:Me]

Well if it's not a very long travel time and the cost difference isn't going to eat into your (higher?) income, then surely that's all you need to know?

If you aren't going to miss the extra 1-1.5hrs you'll be spending travelling instead of doing other things then go for it. No one else can judge for you how this particular change will affect YOUR life.

BTW I just got a job 4km down the road. I'm going to cycle to work because it'll be faster than driving or taking the bike.

[Gareth123]

Not sure how far but I walk at an average speed of 5km/h and it takes me 10 mins to walk and about 5 if I take the bike (bike time includes starting and warming it up slightly)

Traffic is non existant at 4am in the morning.

[Mom]

Traffic is non existant at 4am in the morning.

Are you a vampire? Start at 4am? Far canal, what a weirdo

Brrrrrr, thinking on, it is friggen chilly then too, you must have immunity to the cold. I got up last week at 6am for a "pound" up the road and around the get fit block. Could not get my legs warm at all, so instead of my 5 k's I did 3.

[Blackshear]

10 minutes.
Heavy traffic - 7 minutes.
7.05 if the speed camera is in.

[Thani-B]

How far do you commute? 84km each way. Mangatangi to Albany

How long does it take you? 1hr 10 mins on the bike. 2 hours in the car.

What is traffic like? Slow.

Is that reasonable commute? Compared to mine, yes. I'd be happy doing that.

[whowhatwhere]

Don't post much in here. NZ'er living in London. 8 miles / 45 mins / 76 sets of lights each way. Call me fucked in the head but it's one hell of an obstacle course and surprisingly fun.

Sure beats sitting on the bus or on the Underground smelling some sweaty blokes, or worse, some chicks hairy armpit.

[Gareth123]

Are you a vampire? Start at 4am? Far canal, what a weirdo

Brrrrrr, thinking on, it is friggen chilly then too, you must have immunity to the cold. I got up last week at 6am for a "pound" up the road and around the get fit block. Could not get my legs warm at all, so instead of my 5 k's I did 3.

Baker, yes I'm a weirdo, yes sometimes its a bit nippy at that hour.

[Maki]

10km and 10 minutes when there is no traffic, about 12 minutes in traffic. Nice twisty 50km zone all the way. I often ride very early in the morning and there is no traffic then.

[portokiwi]

At the moment I am doing 18km about 15 mins. (or about 1hr by train lol)
But from April I will be doing 42km which will end up around 40 mins each way depending on traffic.

[Jantar]

10.3 km. Takes 13 minutes from when I start to put on my bike gear to sitting at my desk at work.

[Virago]

From bed to desk - about 13 paces.

On days when I can't face the morning commute, I take the laptop to bed...

[vifferman]

The commute to work is the best part of the day. For some reason, communtering home isn't as much fun - maybe because the traffic's heavier. When I worked in Ponsonby, it was more betterer - I took a convoluted backstreet route to work. Didn't save any time, but it meant I was moving most of the time, rather than sitting in traffic, or waiting at lights. That's the key for me, and if I end up in slow, heavy traffic, or the route has too many traffic lights in it, I take side streets to keep on the move.

[Mom]

I used to commute 30 mins each way. I found it wonderful, as I could gear up for the day on my way to work, and unwind and shake off any work related shit on my way home.

[marty]

I was doing 142km each way to work - return 284km, 4-on 4-off. Had a nice V6 car on lpg for this, and after I figured out how to deal with the traffic I actually enjoyed it. I NEVER used the bike to commute - even though I had a large sport cruiser - too expensive, too dangerous, 4 different weather patterns between Cambridge and Auckland on any given day - frost/fog/rain/sunstrike. Now, it's a 25km commute each way - I do it at 70km/h on my C90 scoooter, listen to my iPod and chillax, all the while burning Avgas at about 1 litre/50kms.