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Unfortunately I think this article only counts a commute if the person is driving. It may be refreshing to see the difference for people who walk, bike, or take

Unfortunately I think this article only counts a commute if the person is driving. It may be refreshing to see the difference for people who walk, bike, or take public transit. Personally, my bike commute makes me happier and healthier.

robryan 15y ago
Yeah, for the commute I do semi regularly, driving (especially is peak hour) will leave me drained and feeling the effects in line with what the article is suggestion. Taking the train though lets me catch up on reading and is pretty much as good as sitting at home and reading for me as long as I miss the middle of peak hour.
foob 15y ago
I agree with this completely. My bike commute makes up a large portion of the exercise that I get and it's always nice to kill two birds with one stone.
mynameishere 15y ago
I walk to work but I suspect it's actually much more dangerous than driving.
- michaelcampbell 15y ago
  According to Freakonomics, drunk-walking is quite a bit more dangerous than drunk driving. (To the walker/driver, per mile traveled.)
- lurker19 15y ago
  It is a tradeoff between traffic risk and cardio health, particularly if the commute is a nontrivial component of your excercise regimen.
thingie 15y ago
I either walk or take a tram (60 minutes on foot, 30 by the tram), and it's not good. I've got plenty of time to see how is this city ugly and how everything is getting only worse every year. Most of the time on the tram and walking to the stop is spent waiting at some crossing, making way to the cars (considered more important by the city), trams are old and almost falling apart, stops rather derelict, sidewalks taken as a parking lots. Well, eastern Europe at its best. Not very cheerful.
kmfrk 15y ago
It sucks for public transportation where I live. Using the bus or train is not unequivocally good (nor bad).
hugh3 15y ago
I'm a lot happier since I stopped taking biking or public transit and started driving. Of course it depends on your particular situation, but I live about three miles from the office so it's a fifteen-minute drive. If I bike, it's more like 45 minutes, I'm in constant danger of getting killed by idiot drivers, and there's a very big hill. If I catch public transport, it takes anywhere from half an hour upwards, it's filthy, often late, and I gotta share personal space with people I'd rather not share personal space with. Nope, when you live three miles from work in a city with bad traffic, often-bad weather, and one very big hill, you're much happier if you're driving.

robryan 15y ago

Yeah, for the commute I do semi regularly, driving (especially is peak hour) will leave me drained and feeling the effects in line with what the article is suggestion. Taking the train though lets me catch up on reading and is pretty much as good as sitting at home and reading for me as long as I miss the middle of peak hour.

foob 15y ago

I agree with this completely. My bike commute makes up a large portion of the exercise that I get and it's always nice to kill two birds with one stone.

mynameishere 15y ago

I walk to work but I suspect it's actually much more dangerous than driving.

michaelcampbell 15y ago
According to Freakonomics, drunk-walking is quite a bit more dangerous than drunk driving. (To the walker/driver, per mile traveled.)
lurker19 15y ago
It is a tradeoff between traffic risk and cardio health, particularly if the commute is a nontrivial component of your excercise regimen.

thingie 15y ago

I either walk or take a tram (60 minutes on foot, 30 by the tram), and it's not good. I've got plenty of time to see how is this city ugly and how everything is getting only worse every year. Most of the time on the tram and walking to the stop is spent waiting at some crossing, making way to the cars (considered more important by the city), trams are old and almost falling apart, stops rather derelict, sidewalks taken as a parking lots. Well, eastern Europe at its best. Not very cheerful.

kmfrk 15y ago

It sucks for public transportation where I live. Using the bus or train is not unequivocally good (nor bad).

hugh3 15y ago

I'm a lot happier since I stopped taking biking or public transit and started driving. Of course it depends on your particular situation, but I live about three miles from the office so it's a fifteen-minute drive. If I bike, it's more like 45 minutes, I'm in constant danger of getting killed by idiot drivers, and there's a very big hill. If I catch public transport, it takes anywhere from half an hour upwards, it's filthy, often late, and I gotta share personal space with people I'd rather not share personal space with. Nope, when you live three miles from work in a city with bad traffic, often-bad weather, and one very big hill, you're much happier if you're driving.