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1. What is your current main mode of transportation? e.g. car, bike, subway, walking, etc.
It’s equally split time-wise between car, train, and walking when it comes to commuting. Distance-wise, the furthest section traveled is by train. It would take me far longer to get to work if I went only by car (or indeed by walking).
2. Are you satisfied with your current main mode of transportation (answer to question 1)? Why?
It’s an optimised route. If I could replace the car section with a bicycle, I would, as that’s what I used to do when the children were small. With the children in different schools at opposite ends of town, it’s not possible. Next year they’ll be back at the same school, which means we can all cycle to the train station, which is a short walk from their school.
3. Do you think you'll change your means of transit soon? e.g. buy a car, get rid of your car, walk more etc.? If so, why?
See above, probably not. We will soon have to replace our second car, as it was a loan from sister-out-law until Niece starts her driving lessons.
4. If time, distance and money were not factors, how do you prefer to get from point A to point B?
Public transport and walking, hands down. I do not enjoy driving except under very specific circumstances, which almost never occur in the UK. (Long empty straight roads during the day, with lots of easy parking on both sides of the journey.)
5. What was your worst transit experience?
No idea. Probably something to do with flying. I remember getting stuck in Amsterdam once where my flight was canceled and they put us up in a hotel, but it was 2 AM when we got into the rooms - the flight had been scheduled to depart at 9:30 PM - and we had to get up at 6 AM for the replacement flight. That was unpleasant for a work trip.
It’s equally split time-wise between car, train, and walking when it comes to commuting. Distance-wise, the furthest section traveled is by train. It would take me far longer to get to work if I went only by car (or indeed by walking).
2. Are you satisfied with your current main mode of transportation (answer to question 1)? Why?
It’s an optimised route. If I could replace the car section with a bicycle, I would, as that’s what I used to do when the children were small. With the children in different schools at opposite ends of town, it’s not possible. Next year they’ll be back at the same school, which means we can all cycle to the train station, which is a short walk from their school.
3. Do you think you'll change your means of transit soon? e.g. buy a car, get rid of your car, walk more etc.? If so, why?
See above, probably not. We will soon have to replace our second car, as it was a loan from sister-out-law until Niece starts her driving lessons.
4. If time, distance and money were not factors, how do you prefer to get from point A to point B?
Public transport and walking, hands down. I do not enjoy driving except under very specific circumstances, which almost never occur in the UK. (Long empty straight roads during the day, with lots of easy parking on both sides of the journey.)
5. What was your worst transit experience?
No idea. Probably something to do with flying. I remember getting stuck in Amsterdam once where my flight was canceled and they put us up in a hotel, but it was 2 AM when we got into the rooms - the flight had been scheduled to depart at 9:30 PM - and we had to get up at 6 AM for the replacement flight. That was unpleasant for a work trip.
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Oh my gosh. :(
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But I did get a free transatlantic ticket out of that, so it wasn't all bad.
Then there was the plane that had to turn around and go back to LHR just as we reached Iceland because the door hadn't shut properly...
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