>it is near impossible to use it for anything worth while if you're stuck driving It's also impossible if you're stuck standing on a public transit vehicle. Yo

>it is near impossible to use it for anything worth while if you're stuck driving It's also impossible if you're stuck standing on a public transit vehicle. You need one arm for the overhead rail and another for the backpack there isn't room to wear, and most of your attention to keep from falling over when the bus or train accelerates and brakes. BART for me is a 15 minute bike ride + 10 minute transfer + 25 minute train + 10 minute walk, for a total of a little over an hour. The AC Transit transbay bus is more like 50 minutes, given that have to transfer from transbay terminal to Muni, but it's unreliable and the chances of getting a seat are zero instead of slim. I now accept a 75 minute commute split between my car, the Oakland/Alameda ferry, and Muni because traffic within the East Bay is reasonably pleasant to drive in and the ferry feels reasonably civilized (no quick jerky movements, not crowded, reasonably clean). In clear traffic, like if I go in on a Saturday, the drive straight to my office takes 18 minutes. Our public transit system is horrifically dysfunctional.