Transport }{ The best kind?

[Audio Pineapple]

So, which way do you usually travel? Are you one of those people who drive if you're just popping down the road or do you walk everywhere? Bus, train, tube, bike?

I tend to take the bus almost all the time. I don't know how to drive and wouldn't be able to afford to keep a car if I could even afford to learn how to drive and then afford to buy a car! But I do believe I'd take public transport if it was available instead of driving just for the sakes of it.

Although I do wish that I could drive. Then I'd be able to go out in the evenings without going out on the bus in the morning (the last bus leaves for the city from my village at 10 am) - last time I went out with friends I finished where I had to be at 12.30 and then had to wait by myself until 9.00 when my friend finished work! It would be worth driving in that situation again! And to be able to get home in the evening instead of sleeping on a friend's floor (last bus from the city to my village leaves at 5.20 pm.)

I could bike but I never learnt how to ride one - I was so scared as a little kid that I'd fall off and hurt myself that I never got as far as getting the stabilisers off. I was petrified of being on the bike with the bloomin' training wheels on because I was scared of falling off! (I never learnt to swim either but that was because there was a cute guy in my class at school and I was watching him swimming topless - I was only 7 lol and didn't hear what the teacher said when she taught everyone how to swim. I managed to fake it for a few years by staying near the edge of the pool, holding onto the edge and pretending I was doing anything other than kicking fiercely to keep afloat lol!)

[Faith]

If I knew how to drive i would drive paces but people who drive to the shop when it is just down the road annoy me...I also tend to walk places if there not to far but if they are then i would take the bus.

[Laura~J]

*shuffles in red-faced*

I have to hold my hands up and say that I am one of those people who will drive to the shop 5 minutes walk up the road. Seriously, cars make you LAZY! I don't think I could cope without it now though. It had to be in the garage 1 day the other week and just being like...argh what if I need it!? Horrible. And I love my little car anywho It's so handy having though and is definitely worth the cost to run it.

Hate buses, especially these days. I think I've caught like...2 buses in the past year. One last week because there was quite a few of us going bowling, and we had a few drinks so obviously I can't drive. But like..my god seriously it's £1.40 now from the bus stop near us into town. It's only like a mile and a half, if that! Scandalous. Though my brother is now a bus driver so I might get a pass bwahaha. If I'm going to Manchester I won't drive though, in fact anywhere like further away I'll always go on the train. And I'll choose a train over a bus ANY day. Quick, easy, cheap. It's handy having the train station right behind my house though I guess. I've often chosen a taxi over a bus actually. Quite a few times, if we've been somewhere on the train and got back late so had to go to the train station in town we'll just jump in a taxi instead of getting the bus. After splitting the taxi fare it costs about the same as the bus fare would anyway, and we get taken to the door I really am so lazy, I should be ashamed of myself!

[Faith]

Laura how could you?? Also I have a massive fear of trains so don't go on them.... lol.

[Laura~J]

I know! I'm a bad person!! It's just convenience really. If I want to go to the shop like literally a minute's walk away then I will walk, but the other shop's better so I erm, drive there. I blame my dad. If he can justify doing it then so can I! Of course he's a lot older than I am so has more reason to...I won't win. I know it's awful of me but....ehh. I oviously don't care as much for the environment as I should

[Faith]

Global Warming It's not really us I blame the celebs jetting here there and everywhere.

[Laura~J]

That's a good point! All those gas guzzling private jets.

[rebeccag]

I mostly catch the bus if i dont get a lift. I love to catch the train though.but i cant wait until i can pass my test

[Audio Pineapple]

I love trains - always have since I was a kid but the nearest station is six miles away so I don't get to go on them much. Although I find them to be more expensive than busses around here.

Speaking of busses - I don't know if this happened anywhere else or if it was just East Anglia but First abolished return bus tickets! Now you have to buy First Day - it costs four quid and you can get on as many busses in the area as you want to but still... it's nice having returns.
The other bus company here does do returns though. Although it's quite confusing. Company A will only take tickets from A but Company B will take tickets from A and B but if you get on B and buy a return and manage to miss sthe B bus back you have to buy another ticket for A!
It isn't too confusing but is a bit inconvient.

[Cute Poison]

My mum drives me nearly everywhere, but when she can't i get the bus.
I hate buses, but i dont walk anywhere, unless it's only like 5 minutes!
I'm quite lazy.

[Dingley]

Bus, walk and trains for me! There is no point in having a car in Edinburgh cos the public transport it so good. I'd rather get the train down south than fly cos it is easier, cheaper and better for the environment and if going to London it takes about the same time as flying once you have waited around for 1hr after checking in and got into London from the Airport!