Extreme Commuting

[zimzum42]

Interesting article from the BBC about 'extreme commutes' of around 6 hours per day etc.

What surprised me most was the reliance on cars, you would think for those distances people would be mostly using trains or planes.

But, as one of them points out, it's probably cheaper by car...

 

[ASC1951]

I used to commute 4 hours a day and quite frankly it nearly did me in.........live above the shop would be my advice

Too close for many people, unless you are very disciplined - and it just about limits you to self-employment. The ideal IMO is a five or ten minute walk.

 

[Hill Wimp]

My current commute is 50 mins each way by train.

It will be 2hrs 20 each way by the summer when i move however it is only for 4-5 years max, unless i win the lottery, and it will be worth it.

 

[BSRU]

When I lived in the US, such commutes were quite common.
I knew a guy at the stock exchange in London who commuted from the Isle of Wight most days.

 

[fossyant]

That's just crazy. I used to do 60-90 minutes in the car and that drove me insane. 6 hours return commute - argh, ontop of 8 or more hours a day. Why ?

 

[Freds Dad]

That's just crazy. I used to do 60-90 minutes in the car and that drove me insane. 6 hours return commute - argh, ontop of 8 or more hours a day. Why ?

Money?

 

[sazzaa]

I can't bear the thought of a commute longer than 20mins in a car.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

On and off I commuted to London for about a decade. When the trains were really bad it would be quite normal to spend five or six hours a day in a train seat. I loved having the time to read!

 

[theclaud]

Disappointing, Zimmers! I thought this was going to be about people who wrestled crocodiles and swam through piranha-infested waters on their way to the office, and it's just about people who do stupid amounts of dull driving!

 

[glasgowcyclist]

The guy who did the Brussels to Paris commute of 188 miles frightened me with his statement:

"I do a lot of conference calls while I'm in the car. When you're driving you play mind games - competing with yourself to reach a village 10 minutes earlier than the day before.

How many idiots are there out there?

GC

 

[Hacienda71]

I know a guy who commutes daily from The Isle of Man to Manchester. He has a helicopter though.

 

[ianrauk]

Chap in my office here in Depftord commutes from Norwich.

 

[captain nemo1701]

My work commute is about total 10 miles round trip and takes about 1hr 15min. There are some folk at work who think I'm mad

 

[Paulus]

Where I work now is the longest I have ever had to travel, it is only a 30 minute commute each way though.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

When I was at College in Glasgow we had a tutor who commuted from Fort William each day.
I thought he was mad. Still do!

Also my big Brother commutes between Clydebank and Lochgilphead each day. I think he's mad!!