What's worse - being stuck in traffic, or waiting for a train?

[Red Storm]

Traffic is worse, I'd go with the train for sure. You get to relax while heading to work, whereas traffic is always stressful (to me anyway).

Or do I what I did and get a job that is located opposite of rush hour traffic.

 

[sdifox]

Traffic is worse, I'd go with the train for sure. You get to relax while heading to work, whereas traffic is always stressful (to me anyway).

Or do I what I did and get a job that is located opposite of rush hour traffic.

Yeah , shifting to 7-3 helped me greatly on a job I was at once. Had to drive from east side of Toronto to west of Toronto through the abomination known as Highway 401.

 

[IronWing]

The music don't lie. How many good songs are there about sitting in traffic?

 

[KMFJD]

Yeah , shifting to 7-3 helped me greatly on a job I was at once. Had to drive from east side of Toronto to west of Toronto through the abomination known as Highway 401.

I don't know how people can drive the 401 in Toronto on a daily basis, I would have gone postal after the first week.

 

[Rifter]

The worst is being stuck in traffic on the train tracks when the train is coming.

 

[Ns1]

I left home yesterday @ 8 and got to work about 9:05.

I left home today @ 7:30 and got to work at 8:25....sigh

 

[Chapbass]

Traffic. I read while waiting for the train and its GLORIOUS.

Getting a job in the city is pretty much the greatest thing ever. No goddamn traffic to deal with

Came here to post this. I take the train to work every day. If I had to sit in traffic like I used to, I'd probably kill myself. The train is awesome.

 

[soulcougher73]

Traffic by far. At least at a train i can put car in park and sleep lol

 

[Kazukian]

Someone snapped your pic on your bus commute:

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/12/08/naked-man-climbs-on-top-of-metro-bus-in-west-hollywood/

 

[IronWing]

Someone snapped your pic on your bus commute:

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/12/08/naked-man-climbs-on-top-of-metro-bus-in-west-hollywood/

I rode the city bus a lot in HS. One day a woman sitting a couple seats down from me leaned over and started licking the hell out of the vertical grab bar. It was a full on BJ (bus job, er hand rail job?). If I hadn't been so shy, I probably would have mentioned to her that I was much, much cleaner that that hand rail.

 

[Sonikku]

Train is better. Can be productive on it and no risk of some drunk running into your car.

 

[Ns1]

My 80 minute commute last week.

 

[IronWing]

Wouldn't it be faster to walk?

 

[microAmp]

My 80 minute commute last week.

Well, it could be worse, been a solid red line instead of dots!

 

[Ruptga]

Train is better. Can be productive on it and no risk of some drunk running into your car.

Or a dipshit on their phone, or just a plain old dipshit with no aggravating factors. There are a lot of people on the roads that shouldn't be trusted with a golf cart, let alone a literal ton of metal.

 

[natto fire]

My 80 minute commute last week.

Aren't you the guy that brags in a lot of weather threads? If so, karma's a bitch, ain't it? If not, well karma is still a bitch, but sorry for the mistaken identity.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Train is worse. Traffic you have control, you can take alternate routes and skip around accidents or road closures. Trains you're committed and if something goes wrong in front of you you're fucked.

 

[zinfamous]

Is the train free? No, then drive.

as if driving is cheaper. lol.

take the train: do actual work during those non-wasted hours, compared to 100% stressful, useless, driving in your mobile prison.

 

[IronWing]

as if driving is cheaper. lol.

take the train: do actual work during those non-wasted hours, compared to 100% stressful, useless, driving in your mobile prison.

One thing I find fascinating is the bullshit we feed ourselves to discount how much our cars cost to own and operate. I do it to myself. When I was a lowly grad student I didn't make much money but I wasn't poor until I bought a car. Then I was poor. The train costs $10/day!!!! My car commute only costs, um,
$2 insurance
$3/day depreciation
$3/day maintenance
$0.50/day tax+registration
$4/day gas
so I'm saving (-$2.50) a day over taking the ripoff train!

 

[GagHalfrunt]

One thing I find fascinating is the bullshit we feed ourselves to discount how much our cars cost to own and operate. I do it to myself. When I was a lowly grad student I didn't make much money but I wasn't poor until I bought a car. Then I was poor. The train costs $10/day!!!! My car commute only costs, um,
$2 insurance
$3/day depreciation
$3/day maintenance
$0.50/day tax+registration
$4/day gas
so I'm saving (-$2.50) a day over taking the ripoff train!

That's interesting math. And even if you accept those numbers they only work if you abandon a car entirely. If you drive your car to the train station, or even own a car you use on weekends and after work you're still paying insurance, depreciation, maintenance, tax, registration, gas etc. So your train cost is on top of the car you're already paying for. Which you knew, but conveniently ignored because it was so against the point that you wanted to be true.

 

[IronWing]

Which you knew, but conveniently ignored because it was so against the point that you wanted to be true.

You're so mean.

 

[Murloc]

the problem regarding the cost is that most single people still own a car even if they commute by train so the biggest costs are present regardless.
And the variable costs in the US are especially low due to low gas prices.

That said, for me it depends on the reliability of the train, and the kind of distruptions that affect it.

 

[shortylickens]

traffic sucks because you have to pay attention in case the cars start moving again.
Trains are better cuz you can kick back and just play games or read. To a certain extent its the same with waiting on a bench.
Also, you arent burning gasoline to do nothing. You are only paying for the trip, and its always the same price.

 

[Ns1]

Aren't you the guy that brags in a lot of weather threads? If so, karma's a bitch, ain't it? If not, well karma is still a bitch, but sorry for the mistaken identity.

Yes. I suffered that 80 minutes in 60' weather at 730 in the morning.

I'm 100% positive if it rains im just gonna call in sick.

 

[Ruptga]

the problem regarding the cost is that most single people still own a car even if they commute by train so the biggest costs are present regardless.
And the variable costs in the US are especially low due to low gas prices.

That said, for me it depends on the reliability of the train, and the kind of distruptions that affect it.

Mileage is still a variable cost and it drives most of the depreciation and maintenance costs, the only true fixed costs are insurance and taxes.