The discussion revolves around the amount of time individuals spend in cars, with participants sharing personal experiences and calculations related to their commuting habits. The scope includes personal anecdotes, reflections on commuting times, and comparisons of different modes of transportation.
Participants share varied experiences and calculations regarding time spent in cars, but there is no consensus on a single perspective or conclusion about commuting habits or preferences.
Participants' calculations depend on personal commuting distances, speeds, and individual circumstances, which may not be directly comparable. The discussion reflects a range of commuting experiences and does not resolve the broader implications of time spent in vehicles.
Ivan Seeking said:While doing some tax stuff, it came to my attention that I spent about 330 hours, or 13.8 days in my car last year. That would be about 3.8% of my life.
There was a time when it was more like 12%, or 18% of my waking life.
In my previous employment, I used to drive 47 miles door-to-door between home and office. It could take as little as 45 minutes, if I drove >70 mi/hr most of the way (on a hilly and winding parkway), so that was a minimum 1.5 hrs/day for about 230 days/yr. If it rained or snowed, it could take 1.5 - 2.5 hrs one way. The longest commute home was on a night when it snowed, then rained, and a landslide closed the parkway. So I and others ended up driving across a small country road that was flooded. I called my wife after the third hour (soonest I could get to phone - before I got a cell phone) to let her know I was still trying to get home. I got home an hour later to find the house had started to flood.Ivan Seeking said:While doing some tax stuff, it came to my attention that I spent about 330 hours, or 13.8 days in my car last year. That would be about 3.8% of my life.
There was a time when it was more like 12%, or 18% of my waking life.