Are You Good With Public Transit?

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How do you feel about public transit? I like it a lot. I have a strong preference to it over cars. I am too young to drive and don't plan to ever.

My biggest problem I had once was I couldn't find my key and was late so missed the bus, which only came every 30 minutes. I knew of a different bus I could take a few stops up so I walked there and that bus was either early or really late. (I was already late). I had to walk down and catch the bus I was originally going to take. (The next one). Other than that, I have never had any problems with public transit.

i prefer to drive because I like to have control over whether or not i get somewhere on time.

When I finally got a job, I have to take two buses to get there, but it was easy to learn just like that and it only takes 30 minutes to go from my house to work. It won't be long before I get a license and start to drive. I have driven to work before and its pretty easy because its on Main Street so I get to drive straight and I've been on that road ever since I was born because my church is also on Main Street.

The last time I rode public transit was 1986. Back then I was in daycare and we were taken a lot of places and that was on GM new look and RTS buses. I don't ever recall issues with it, but today I'd be rather hesitant to get on a bus.

I'm very good with it. I take it to work and back. I used to use it all the time for my doctor appointments and to get to places I wanted to go to because gas was so expensive then.

Now I drive to get to places faster and back and we use it for grocery shopping. You can't take food on the bus and train for two hours or an hour and a half or else the food will spoil. We go to a store that is cheaper than Safeway to shop for our food.

But I have to wait at least 25 minutes for the bus when I get off work because they run slower at night. If I used my car, I could get home sooner. I could drive it to work and park it at the mall that is two blocks away and it still be open when I get off work but I don't bother. I just use the bus because it be cheaper than wasting gas and having to fill it up more often.

I'm good at getting around my town, but that's about it.

I hate it. I hate waiting for the bus, I hate not having any choice over who sits near me, and I hate not being able to smoke on buses or at the bus station.
Fortunately I have a car, so I only have to use public transport once or twice a year.

I used to take public transit quite a bit when I was in high school. Even now with a driver's license and access to a car, I know the transit system in the Bay Area quite well - but I have restraint unlike that kid in NY who commandered a MTA bus/train.

There was a time when I had to take the bus for about a year. I felt exposed and self-concious while standing there waiting for it (ours come by once an hour) Once on the bus, they are usually packed with people, which also made me very uncomfortable. I wore headphones and dark sunglasses to cope. I prefer my car, it gives me a feeling of control, and it is one of my "sanctuaries" where I am at most relaxed in my own space.

i don't like it in edinburgh because it is so slow. you are almost always a lot faster by bike. during the day i can get about edinburgh probably 3 or 4 times faster than a lot of busses and faster than almost all the cars.

i wanty to get a car so i can leave the city when i want easily

I live in the country, so I don't use public transit except on rare occasions such as when I travel with my wife on her business meetings once a year (most years).

We have flown to Boston and back and I hated it. I hate flying.

We drove to Washington D.C. and used the subway for our transportation. I found it confusing in trying to figure out which subway line to use to get to the destinations---my wife has to take care of figuring that out. I get my directions mixed up and have trouble figuring out which way to go.

We took Amtrak to Washington D.C. once and went by regular coach class. After 13 hours in close proximity to others, I was ready for much needed space away from people.

The following year we took Amtrak to Chicago. This time my wife arranged for us to have a private sleeping room. That was much better. We used cabs in Chicago which wasn't horrible, but definitely not enjoyable. That year I met a WrongPlanet member in person---that was enjoyable.

I really hate the bus. I don't like how unreliable they are, and I'm so paranoid about missing one I go out and wait for it way too early. I hate having to sit next to people and they talk and they're annoying. Ugh. I don't like not being able to be on time for everything.
And I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to master driving. Too many things going on.

If the city I currently live in had a public transit system, I'd likely take full advantage of it, because I do not drive. The idea of operating a vehicle scares me.

Thankfully, my parents are willing to drive me pretty much anywhere I need to go.

One of the reasons why I don't think I'd like driving is pressure. I wouldn't be able to handle people honking at me for no reason. I daydream too much and would go through red lights. Also, if I had a meltdown, I would accelerate and maybe cause an accident.

The train comes every few minutes where I live and it doesn't go through traffic so it's pretty good at getting you where you want to be on time. Better than traffic. (Traffic jams) I don't really mind crowded buses or trains. It feels like an adventure to me.

i almost never have exact change.

I knew the bus routes well and if I needed a new one there was a website that would plot it out or me. I hated the bus because it was dirty (both grit and in a biologically active way), there was always someone sick, it was frequently crowded, I always had to keep one hand over the pocket with my wallet in it and one arm around by backpack when sitting down. It either smelled like cigarettes and unwashed black people or cigarettes and unwashed Mexicans (yes, you can learn to tell the difference after time). There was always someone talking about 20 decibels too loud and about something really ret*d and annoying, there was usually someone trying to chat with the bus driver and thus slowing them down, the buses usually ran late, there was usually someone with screaming crack or anchor babies, the buses rarely met up on time which caused me to run another hour late, I got really tired of getting hit up for quarters and cigarettes, and the wait times between buses were physically tiring. I'm probably forgetting things.