mastiles_fanylion – Member
So is TJ thinking about getting a car yet? Most people seem to have running costs that are lower than my examples of public transport. No – cos for any sensible comparison public transport and bikes is a cheaper, easier, quicker and more comfortable option.
One trip I do fairly often is to visit my parents.
Cycle to town ( 10 mins), bike on the every 15 mins train, 50 mins to glasgow, 20 mins cycle to my paretnts. total cost £12.10 return, total time under 1.5 hrs, 50+ miles each way. ( or I can bus and train it for £20)
I can read the paper,have a coffee of a beer on the train and have a pee to relieve the pressure of the beer.
Try doing that in your car. It would cost far more, be slower except in the dead of night, you can’t have a coffee, read the paper, have a beer of have a pee in a car and its nice to be able to have a couple of glasses of wine with my folks. I can even and often do sleep on the train