[Gllug] [OT] Times Article on ABD was Fighting a virus

[Jason Clifford]

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Caroline Ford wrote:

> >> My experience is that if you can afford public transport in London you can 
> >> afford to drive. Indeed I could not afford to use London public transport 
> >> regularly.
>
> Really? You can't afford £3/day - the cost of a one day bus pass on
> pay-as-you-go oyster? I reckon you'd pay more than that for parking
> alone.
> 
> I guess as you work from home - and don't live in London - you don't 
> really see this.

I live in Zone 6 of the London travelcard zones. I grew up in Kilburn. I 
spent years working across London and using public transport to do so. I 
know London and London transport.

Buses are OK for short journeys or for those who have more time on their 
hands than they know what to do with but otherwise they are an expensive 
waste of time.

I need to get from Borehamwood to the West End at least twice a week in 
the evening. I can drive that in about 30 minutes at a cost of about £4.00 
each time carrying equipment, etc.

I cannot do that on public transport.

The costs of public transport are as much the time spent as the money.

Jason.
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