newshound wrote:
On 02/04/2015 02:24, Clive George wrote:
On 02/04/2015 00:46, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
wrote:
Its something very different to what we know as public transport. The
main problems with uk public transport are

Think you're going to generalise a bit he-

a) the vehicle usually doesnt
go from your origin or to your destination

That assumes you can park exactly at your destination. Usually not the
case in town centres.

b) journey time is generally
hugely increased compared to car travel, resulting in a vast waste of
human resource.

Again, that depends. In general, I find PT at least as fast as a car in
rush hour. Evenings, PT usually slows down while the roads are less
congested. So the car usually wins then.

But I'm talking about London.

I use PT to get from the Dales to South London for work. Similar journey
time to driving, goes to where I want to go, can work/sleep/whatever
during that time. It's massively better than driving.



True. Now add an overnight bag, full PPE, laptop and cameras and other
basic forensic kit. Then maybe driving does not sound so bad. But try
telling that to some of my clients / authorisers (who don't even travel
with a briefcase).

And don't forget the pleasure of catching all those colds from other
travelers !