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The commute to/from work is a badge of honour that many of us have had the joy of wearing...
My commute now is not bad...about 15-20 minutes in peak time each way(But I could almost walk it in that as well!). That is a whopping 52.2 kms commute a week...
When I lived/worked in the Bay area of San Francisco I had a 22 mile drive...if I left the house at 5:45 AM it took about 30 minutes parking to parking...if I left at 6:15 AM it was 50 minutes...if I left at 6:30 AM...well lets just say I did not want to leave at 6:30 AM because I'd be lucky to be there by 8:00...same on the return trip...I got to drive in the dark both ways most days...I do not miss it.
The worst part of the California commute was that I had multi-lane (3-6) highways that would be full bumper to bumper...and everytime the roads were widened it encouraged more houses to be built which led to more traffic...
Here in Sydney in my opinion there is just not sufficient infrastructure period be it roads, buses, trains, rickshaws...you get the idea...
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