Sara_H
Guru
I'm in a position whereby I don't have a car, but my OH who lives a two centre life (so spends two to three days a week not here) does.
So some days I'm completely car free, some days I can use his car.
I mostly get about by walking, bus and bike. Even in an urban environment, some journeys that are only 10 or 15 minutes by car become frustratingly difficult by bus. As an example, my sons home football ground is about five miles away, on nasty roads that aren't safe to ride. The bus journey on a Sunday (which is when we need to be there) is 1.5 hours. On these occasions I beg a lift or take a taxi. Life's too short to spend it waiting in the city centre for connecting bus services in the freezing cold.
I generally find I need to be abut inventive about the buses. Using the online journey planner will only tell you what buses are close to your destination, whereas I'm generally happy to have a 10-15 minute walk to/fr the bus stop.
I do the bulk if my grocery shopping using a granny style shopping trolley (they are all the rage now!) And I'm thinking ofgetting one that can also be used as a bike trailer. My nearest supermarket is just over a mile away across our local park, so I usually incorporate doing the shopping into a dog walk. Alternatively there's an Aldi near my bus stop home from work, so I do the shopping there on my way home.
So some days I'm completely car free, some days I can use his car.
I mostly get about by walking, bus and bike. Even in an urban environment, some journeys that are only 10 or 15 minutes by car become frustratingly difficult by bus. As an example, my sons home football ground is about five miles away, on nasty roads that aren't safe to ride. The bus journey on a Sunday (which is when we need to be there) is 1.5 hours. On these occasions I beg a lift or take a taxi. Life's too short to spend it waiting in the city centre for connecting bus services in the freezing cold.
I generally find I need to be abut inventive about the buses. Using the online journey planner will only tell you what buses are close to your destination, whereas I'm generally happy to have a 10-15 minute walk to/fr the bus stop.
I do the bulk if my grocery shopping using a granny style shopping trolley (they are all the rage now!) And I'm thinking ofgetting one that can also be used as a bike trailer. My nearest supermarket is just over a mile away across our local park, so I usually incorporate doing the shopping into a dog walk. Alternatively there's an Aldi near my bus stop home from work, so I do the shopping there on my way home.