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Wait for my Via, wait for my bus, wait in the bus in traffic, wait for the bus to make all the stops. I live in LA. I would rather sit in my car than take publ
by trixie_ 8y ago
Wait for my Via, wait for my bus, wait in the bus in traffic, wait for the bus to make all the stops.
I live in LA. I would rather sit in my car than take public transit here. The few times I have taken it, it has been such a bad experience I will never take it again. Party due to the amount of time spent waiting for trains/buses (they are infrequent). Partly due to how unsafe it feels.
I've lived in NYC, it's a total 180 experience. Ideally if you can live close to your job in LA the commute is negligible. The roads are ok as well as long as you don't travel during rush hour.
- reaperducer 8y agoI used to feel that way until smartphones and laptops became common. Now I'd rather poke at my phone on a bus than sit in traffic in a car.
- sokoloff 8y agoI'm not saying it's right, but poking at one's phone and sitting in traffic are not mutually exclusive.
- trixie_ 8y agoI'd agree if the time spent was the same. In LA it will take you easily twice as long to get where you're going with public transit.
- reaperducer 8y agoNot just L.A. when I lived in Chicago, I could have driven to work in 30 minutes. Instead I took a train and a bus 75 minutes each way and kept my sanity.
- trixie_ 8y agoI guess to each their own. Though I suspect the majority of people would rather spend 1 hour driving than 2.5 hours in a bus everyday.