Comments on: Bicycle versus Bus

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:51:44 +0000

I haven’t gone as deep with my stats as you have, but my savings are roughly double that of yours (annually). My daily commute is 7 KM, works out roughly to 1500 KM (annually). It takes longer to take the bus to work, due to a huge detour.

The cons are basically the same as 4Grrl mentioned. Aggressive drivers that do not respect your rights as a legal road user, even when you follow all biking rules.

I’ll keep on biking because I enjoy it and the pros outweigh the cons. However, once Winter comes along I’ll have to start taking the bus.

By: portly but wise

portly but wise — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:39:42 +0000

@Tony — did you miss the part where he states that the road was wide, presumably wide enough to accomodate cars AND bikes?

By: 4Grrl

4Grrl — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:36:18 +0000

My experience riding to work in Sydney was terrifying. From my home to my work, there is a double lane “road” filled to capacity with heavy transport and aggressive drivers. Drivers ignored my status as a legal road user and swerved closely past me, sometimes abusively. The actual space I was eventually allocated on the road was much smaller than my comfort level.

To summarise, on the upside, I felt fitter, environmentally friendly and had a sense of achievement. ON the downside, I was a mess when I arrived at work with no time to shower, had helmet hair ( I am a girl – not good), was terrified all the way to work and doubly so in peak hour traffic on my way home, my thighs hurt a lot and I I suspect they became larger, and I struggled n each and every hill. My travel time was slightly longer than had I sat in the parking lot that is Sydney peak hour.

My conclusion? Thinking I should move form Sydney and ride more….

By: robz@ihug.co.nz

robz@ihug.co.nz — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:50:32 +0000

Good stuff, stuart. How is the heat for cycling in Brisbane? i recently got a contract in Townesville – my attempts (2) at cycle commuting completely defeated by heat – was only September.

By: Christine Patricia Ashworth

Christine Patricia Ashworth — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:59:09 +0000

I enjoyed the humour in the drawings – well done, I’m too old now to need to commute BUT I use to do but only on dry days, it is too dodgy in the wet. also from northern England

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:57:51 +0000

Thanks Stuart. Interesting and chimes with my own experience in rainy and cold northern England. Tony: we cyclists cause little congestion, no pollution and use health care facilities a lot less. We are part of the solution – not part of the problem.