I'd drive a mile or so if it was raining.
1. Walking (in streets, I like countryside walking) is tedious and I hate umbrellas.
2. Too wet cycling and "not worth" getting all kitted up just for a mile (or so).
3. I can afford to run the car and I rarely take it out anyway - the thing sitting for long periods causes me more issues than anything.
Am I an idiot?
I used to drive a mile to work and back for a few years (did cycle sometimes in good weather), it was a mix of a few things, mainly low milage = low cost and "having" to own a car meant insurance/tax/mot was the same anyway. Heck, I even drove half a mile here and there just to go to the chipshop (although I would walk in to get any non hot stuff etc). Do I care? No.
I honestly wouldn't expect someone to cycle a mile to work in all weather, getting wet weather gear on for the sake of a mile (if you already own a car) is a burden.
Now I live 10 miles and loving every minute - even the rain
I understand that^^^^
Distance from home to Sainsburys by car = 3 miles. By bike = 1.5 miles.
Cost for fuel by car = 2 x 3 x 15p = 90p Other costs = ?
Cost of running a bike that far = ? but not much.
Time to do the round trip by car = 40 minutes (typical)
Time to do the trip by bike = 15 minutes (typical)
I can carry most things on the bike, and do most of our shopping, but we do take a car there once a week for the bulky stuff.
You should not that not everybody has that kind of "luxury", ie for me it would take 35-45 minutes to cycle (not sure how much loaded) and 10-15 in the car.
Granted I rarely need to make a special trip to go shopping (I try and do all my "car trips" in one go), so i've never really bothered... although I am starting to look at a trailer, just for the fun of it.
Though if you shop once a week - how much are you actually getting on a day-to-day basis?
It's amazing seeing peoples reaction to two other things as well.
One is when someone says (at a weekly event), "I can give you a lift to save you having to cycle", and you tell them you'd rather cycle thanks.
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Add in the rain and they think you're mental