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beerwolf
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To add a Sydney data point to the commuting comparisons.
This morning I decided to race a bus from my usual stop (if I was still
catching them) to my usual CBD hopoff point. The bus was about a
minute ahead of me as I reached the stop, but I caught up with it at
the first set of lights, where we were both held up. From that point,
the bus never passed me, and I was so far ahead of it at the end
point that I didn't bother waiting to measure the exact difference.
The route was from Glebe to the CBD along Broadway and
George Street. From front door to desk took me 19 minutes,
stopping at all red lights except one[*]. The bus trip, when I
used to do it, took between 25 and 35 minutes from bus stop
to bus stop, _excluding_ time waiting for the bus, and excluding
time walking from bus stop to office.
Broadway/George St is a much more stressful ride, however,
than the usual Bridge Road or Anzac Bridge routes (via Bridge
Road takes 12-15 min door to desk).
[*] At the red light where I did not stop, I wanted to turn left.
I dismounted, walked a few metres on the footpath, and placed
the bike on the road (there was a big enough gap in traffic).
So did nothing illegal.
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beerwolf (remove numbers from email address)
This morning I decided to race a bus from my usual stop (if I was still
catching them) to my usual CBD hopoff point. The bus was about a
minute ahead of me as I reached the stop, but I caught up with it at
the first set of lights, where we were both held up. From that point,
the bus never passed me, and I was so far ahead of it at the end
point that I didn't bother waiting to measure the exact difference.
The route was from Glebe to the CBD along Broadway and
George Street. From front door to desk took me 19 minutes,
stopping at all red lights except one[*]. The bus trip, when I
used to do it, took between 25 and 35 minutes from bus stop
to bus stop, _excluding_ time waiting for the bus, and excluding
time walking from bus stop to office.
Broadway/George St is a much more stressful ride, however,
than the usual Bridge Road or Anzac Bridge routes (via Bridge
Road takes 12-15 min door to desk).
[*] At the red light where I did not stop, I wanted to turn left.
I dismounted, walked a few metres on the footpath, and placed
the bike on the road (there was a big enough gap in traffic).
So did nothing illegal.
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beerwolf (remove numbers from email address)