DO YOU USE A CAR AS WELL AS A BIKE ??
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Amanda P
Legendary Member
- Location
- York. Well, York-ish...
I own a car. Well, a pickup, actually.
When I'm in the office, I almost never drive to work, but I do drive to evening things two or three times a week. Often do the shopping by bike with a trailer after work, which makes it a twenty mile round trip.
When we moved eight years ago we consciously chose to live in a village where there was a bus service (which we use quite often), a shop, a garage, two pubs and most other life-support, so that we wouldn't become dependent on a car to get to work. So far, it's worked!
When I'm in the field, I can be driving all day, sometimes.
When I'm in the office, I almost never drive to work, but I do drive to evening things two or three times a week. Often do the shopping by bike with a trailer after work, which makes it a twenty mile round trip.
When we moved eight years ago we consciously chose to live in a village where there was a bus service (which we use quite often), a shop, a garage, two pubs and most other life-support, so that we wouldn't become dependent on a car to get to work. So far, it's worked!
When I'm in the field, I can be driving all day, sometimes.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I've got a car but some days I wonder why, its done about 2500 mls (or less) in the last 3 years; Ive cycled circa 12,000mls in the last 2 years. It is however handy for nights like tonight its my sister Birthday. I have cycled the 15.5 mls to hers for her kid's birthday but that was before the clocks changed so at least half of my journey was in the light.
mickle
innit
- Location
- 53.933606, -1.076131
I have a Corrado and love it. Used to own half of a Ferrari 412 but it ... er drank four star like it was going out of fashion.
I didn't get my licence until I was 30 and until had to because I wanted to drive across the US. People wonder how as a cyclist, veggie, sandal wearing Gruniadista I can hate car culture and still be a petrol head. The flippant answer is that i promote cycling for a living to make more space on the road for my Corrado. But actually I simply enjoy driving and why the hell should everyone else have all the fun. I've paid my dues, spent years riding my bike and doing my bit for the environment for what? So all those other mugs can treat me like crap. Cycling isn't a hair shirt, I'm not a saint and I hate putting money into the pockets of bus and train company shareholders. I should point out that, off the motorway, I'm the guy in the red Corrado driving at or below the speed limit often stopping to let peds cross the road and with a queue of impatient drivers behind. Performing a public service actually. I'm like a car herder.
I love cars but there are just too many of them. particularly Vauxhalls and BuMWs.
I didn't get my licence until I was 30 and until had to because I wanted to drive across the US. People wonder how as a cyclist, veggie, sandal wearing Gruniadista I can hate car culture and still be a petrol head. The flippant answer is that i promote cycling for a living to make more space on the road for my Corrado. But actually I simply enjoy driving and why the hell should everyone else have all the fun. I've paid my dues, spent years riding my bike and doing my bit for the environment for what? So all those other mugs can treat me like crap. Cycling isn't a hair shirt, I'm not a saint and I hate putting money into the pockets of bus and train company shareholders. I should point out that, off the motorway, I'm the guy in the red Corrado driving at or below the speed limit often stopping to let peds cross the road and with a queue of impatient drivers behind. Performing a public service actually. I'm like a car herder.
I love cars but there are just too many of them. particularly Vauxhalls and BuMWs.
tdr1nka
Taking the biscuit
- Location
- SE London, Bandit Country
I have never taken my test or owned a car.
But I have been driving on and off for some 20 years.
But I have been driving on and off for some 20 years.
Soltydog
Legendary Member
- Location
- near Hornsea
Another pick up owner & I actually drive more miles than I cycle My commute is a min 16 miles each way & sometimes, esp winter, I lack motivation to cycle to work for 5am starts, or 2am finishes 
I am going to make a determined effort tho to commute much more next year even in winter.
My cycled mileage so far this year is just short of 3500 & my driving mileage is prob around 10k
My commute is a min 16 miles each way & sometimes, esp winter, I lack motivation to cycle to work for 5am starts, or 2am finishes I am going to make a determined effort tho to commute much more next year even in winter.My cycled mileage so far this year is just short of 3500 & my driving mileage is prob around 10k
My car has been sitting up the end of the road for the last 3 weeks... must see if it is still there! In 1997 I did 30,000 miles around the UK (company car) but in the last 12 months I've done 3,500 miles in the 535D. Probabaly the same amount cycling. Were it not for the odd UK holiday and visiting the relatives then we'd have no use for the car at all.
EC
EC
I got to the point when I was driving about 30 miles a month so thought I may as well get rid of the car. For annual holiday and camping trips we hire a suitable car/van as required, always shiny and new and no need to do any maintainance. Spent the last week on alarm call out and had to use the works van, found I was cold when I got in to work and exhausted when I got home, felt great to be back on the bike yesterday.
Sig SilverPrinter
Senior Member
- Location
- In the dark
Only use my car twice a week.
One for weekly food shop,one for going to see my dad.
Husband uses my car far more than me but he has to drive to work in the evenings.
Also gets used when we go camping.
One for weekly food shop,one for going to see my dad.
Husband uses my car far more than me but he has to drive to work in the evenings.
Also gets used when we go camping.
Mr Pig
New Member
- Location
- North Lanarkshire
I typically only use the car at weekends but can go for a couple of weeks without using it. I just get to fix and maintain it ;0)
We have a family car. I call it the tank. A Citreon C4 Picasso Grand seven seater thingy!
My wife uses it during the week, I do most of the driving at the weekend. That can vary from no driving, to popping down to Lancashire and back. Once out of the city I actually quite enjoy driving. In total though the car does about 7000 miles a year, so not a huge amount.
My wife uses it during the week, I do most of the driving at the weekend. That can vary from no driving, to popping down to Lancashire and back. Once out of the city I actually quite enjoy driving. In total though the car does about 7000 miles a year, so not a huge amount.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I only do a 1000 miles a year in the car I use it for the monthly shop and to carry my kayak to the beach
Morrisette
New Member
- Location
- Newmarket, near Cambridge, UK
I don't drive, I've not got a license, I do a train-bike commute or (under extreme duress) get the bus to work. Next year when it gets warmer (!) I am aiming to build up to doing the whole commute on the bike 2-3 times a week - this will be 32 miles a day so I'll be building up to it slowly!
Mr M has a car for work, he has to drive to different places for his job so unavoidable really. The only time I get in the car is for trips to Wales to see Mr M's family (cheaper than the train for 2 people) or if I want to stay out after 10pm when all the public transport turns back into pumpkins.
Mr M has a car for work, he has to drive to different places for his job so unavoidable really. The only time I get in the car is for trips to Wales to see Mr M's family (cheaper than the train for 2 people) or if I want to stay out after 10pm when all the public transport turns back into pumpkins.
Lazy-Commuter
New Member
- Location
- Bottom Right Corner
We are a two car family. That's mostly historic as I always used to use mine to commute to work and Mrs-LC uses hers for (part-time) work, big food shopping runs and ferrying the kids about during the week. (She does walk / cycle with them as far as possible, but it ain't always possible).
We've got a Zafira to use for camping trips and squeezing our parents in should they come on holiday with us, and a Honda Jazz which is used for day-to-day stuff. They're both some years old and are both now probably doing less than 5000 miles per year.
I expect that in 2009 my bike will do more miles than my car and when we come to look to replace them in a year or so we will end up with just one mid-sized car as a run-around with a trailer to use for holidays.
And then I'll fill the garage up with bikes!!
We've got a Zafira to use for camping trips and squeezing our parents in should they come on holiday with us, and a Honda Jazz which is used for day-to-day stuff. They're both some years old and are both now probably doing less than 5000 miles per year.
I expect that in 2009 my bike will do more miles than my car and when we come to look to replace them in a year or so we will end up with just one mid-sized car as a run-around with a trailer to use for holidays.
And then I'll fill the garage up with bikes!!
swee'pea99
Squire
Couldn't live without a car. Taking the dog to the woods, doing the shopping, and a-few-times-a-year biggish trips - to the in-laws, other peeps in other parts, camping and for the last few years a trip to France each spring. But it's 12 years old now and has only about 60,000 on the clock, so we don't exactly drive everywhere.