Green transport, cars better than buses
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Cars v Buses
Everybody says that buses are greener than cars and that we should take public transport instead of using them. But not everyone finds that public transport particularly convenient, even if it is greener. Join in the debate!
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If you are thinking about ditching the car and taking the bus to work then here's a little story that might make you think twice about public transport.
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| 21-3-2008 | ''nugget'' you forgot one item off the list. When the bus is late which it will be about twice a week in my area I lose money through missing work which is average 1 hour late. In my area the average hourly rate is £8 so let’s recalculate
Twice a week = 104 days a year...more | WALKER |
| 12-9-2007 | Will be getting my own transport due to the fact that the bus drivers in my area do not know what they are doing. Many times they run red lights, give out wrong tickets which when confronted with this they say it will be ok if you tell the next driver(instead of giving another ticket) - only to be t...more | Humbert |
| 27-8-2007 | I travel roughly 18 miles to work to Banbury. For the first 15 miles there are fields either side of me. There are no buses, ever. This is because in their wisdom the government decided to privatise the bus service AND remove subsidies. As privatising everything is about making profits and NOT losse...more | Bill |
| 01-8-2007 | Im a bus driver from bournemouth and I must add a comment, I've read with great interest all the comments with regards to why having a car is better than a bus, well heres a few facts that might sway you, especialy if you live in and around Bournemouth.
the average distance from a home to a wor...more | nugget |
| 01-8-2007 | Come to Bournemouth, our bus company is fantastic, the drivers are relly nice, and you can travel all day and night in any direction for just £3, what a bargin. | monkey |
| 26-5-2007 | I use my car because it takes ten minutes to drive to work, 45 minutes on the bus, an hour and 10 minutes to walk, and 25 to cycle. And I always get a seat in my car. Plus I don't have to rub shoulders with the plebs and chavs on the bus. | Mustang Sally |
| 09-4-2007 | Most sensible cities have trams. Sensible town planners plan routes for them before they authorise new housing and trading estates.
Bring back the tram. It is by far the most efficent means of moving around a city.
It's going to take the UK another 50 years before it corrects the mis-manag...more | Tim the Tram |
| 08-4-2007 | You can always get a seat in your car, and you don't have to share your journey with groups of odious and foul mouthed chavs, who spend the duration of your journey blasting out music from their mobiles. In a car you can listen to your own music whereas on the bus, you can guarantee the single m...more | Dan Dan the Chainsaw man |
| 09-1-2007 | I teach people to drive buses in London and I would like to make a few comments if I may,
Firstly I am fully aware of how frustrating bus travel can be, but I am also aware that the general public aren't always aware of the situation from the drivers point of view. A lot of people think drive...more | UK Driving Instructor |
| 06-12-2006 | you may not agree on what have to say but real don't you think there are more car coming into the world and if very one want to dive don;t you think your just making m yourself late because threr would be more tarffic, just think about it taking a bus or a tarin which both of theme have more tha...more | cool cat |
| 05-9-2006 | it is much better to use a car beacouse if you are travelling somewhere you get much quicker than transport. | Bahroz |
| 20-8-2006 | Recently started to use the local Park&Ride, as a new arrival to the familly meant only 1 travelling into the city daily - have to say that although not perfect the service is excellent, saves money on city centre parking and generally, bus lanes do allow the service to slice through traffic far...more | Super Snapper |
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