Ideal method of transport?

Saft · **on:** April 15, 2010, 12:00:16 PM

Hmm..before I go biking I just couldn't resist asking this.

What's your ideal method of transportation system? Do you use it all the time? Why do you use it?

If your method isn't in the poll, just write it out in the post.

It is single choice though. It's the ideal method.

=Thanks=

(Polls are fun)

Mumbling · **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2010, 12:11:14 PM

I always use the bicycle. I've grown up that way.

Pro:

- It's cheap
- You don't need a licence
- It saves costs for a gym, this is the only exercise I got
- It's a lot faster than walking

Con:

- Not as fast as a car (But that can be solved by just leaving earlier)

In general I think my bicycle is a very good way of transportation in a small country like this. Cycling for an hour or two isn't an issue in my opinion either, so I can travel fair distances. Yep, I love my bicycle

Malte279 · **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2010, 12:41:08 PM

In part it depends of course on distances (one may love to walk and still have a problem walking from London to Los Angeles

) and also on which places one is visiting (a train will be of limited use if you need to get to a place where there are no tracks). If I have the choice however I will avoid going by car and prefer means of public transportation or go by foot (usually running rather than walking). It is a more environmentalist alternative and when going by bus or train one can also use the time of the way to read or the like.

Saft · **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2010, 02:18:59 PM

Mm..bike is the best. Although sometimes I have to take the train but it's better than car.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #4 on:** April 15, 2010, 04:15:27 PM

Bike/Walking is the best option but unfortunately, America isn't set up for that. No one bikes or walks to get from place to place unless it's in a mall.

Car is the only real way to get around. Even the bus system doesn't work right here. You people from the other side of the sea would have such a hard time here.

Serris · **Reply #5 on:** April 15, 2010, 06:07:08 PM

I like to walk but where I live, walking could get you killed as there are no crosswalks across local roads.

jedi472 · **Reply #6 on:** April 15, 2010, 06:50:22 PM

Considering how much work I put into my car, I have to vote for it!

Seriously though, nothing beats a good drive for me.

Saft · **Reply #7 on:** April 15, 2010, 06:55:00 PM

I have to admit that I'm rather lucky to be living were I am with bicycle paths etc.

We do have to pay for our bikes to be on the road though. It's only like six swiss francs but then it's worth it.

jedi472 · **Reply #8 on:** April 15, 2010, 07:26:33 PM

The six francs is like a one time registration fee, right?

Saft · **Reply #9 on:** April 15, 2010, 07:59:28 PM

No, it's yearly.

We have little stickers. I will try to post my bike and show.

jedi472 · **Reply #10 on:** April 15, 2010, 08:50:41 PM

Ah, like my parking stickers. I pay about $20 a year for them.

Noname · **Reply #11 on:** April 15, 2010, 09:16:12 PM

Being a person who takes the subway almost every day, I put down "train", knowing that for the amount of energy used per passenger, train transportation is very efficient. When it comes to being on time, that's another story. The subways in New York seem to run on an unknowable schedule that rarely matches up with the stated times.

Alex · **Reply #12 on:** April 15, 2010, 10:24:16 PM

Car. None of the others come close. They're all slow!

And I have no idea what a 'space hopper' is.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #13 on:** April 15, 2010, 10:29:00 PM

http://www.boysstuff.co.uk/images/prod_zoo...e_500_29637.jpg

This is a space hopper.

As for my ideal method of travel, at the moment I can only say car because that's how I get around most of the time at the moment.

LBTFan13 · **Reply #14 on:** April 15, 2010, 11:24:41 PM

Well I walk around campus, but to get to the mall I use the bus. I don't have a car so I'm out of luck there.

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #15 on:** April 15, 2010, 11:55:56 PM

Due to me not having a Driver's License, I take the bus and, to be honest, I like it a lot. Sure, I have to work with the schedules and all, but it's worth it.

I even have to get off at a stop that's 20 minutes away from work. So I walk quite a bit. Plus, with how much more walking and lifting my job involves, you could probably call me one of the healthiest people on this forum.

Seriously, my mode of transportation may have very well increased my life-span by quite a bit.

Coyote_A · **Reply #16 on:** April 16, 2010, 07:07:42 AM

Car's the worst possible transportation method for an overpopulated city such as Moscow. Instead of spending hours in traffic jams, you should buy a ticket to the underground.

BTW, why there is no planes on the list?

Mumbling · **Reply #17 on:** April 16, 2010, 07:33:13 AM

Because I think the transport Saft was thinking of is not over huge distances.. I dunno if I'd take the plane if I could use the train as well o.o

Alex · **Reply #18 on:** April 16, 2010, 05:44:30 PM

LOL @ the space hopper. I wanna see someone goin' down the street on one of those.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #19 on:** April 16, 2010, 07:14:26 PM

Quote from: Alex,Apr 16 2010 on 05:44 PM

LOL @ the space hopper. I wanna see someone goin' down the street on one of those.

I was thinking the same thing.