Transport Options

I just had a meeting at Wynyard in the city.

Leaving Waterloo on my pushie, I knew it would take 15 minutes to get there, give or take a couple of minutes (allowing for the presence of police-people at red lights mainly). A totally free ride and I used up a few calories in the process.

Had I taken public transport it would have been a 15 minute walk, a 5 minute wait for a train, a 10 minute train ride and a 5 minute walk. That all adds up to 35 minutes and about $10. And maybe a one in ten chance of catching someone’s cold.

Had I taken a taxi I would have allowed half an hour from hailing a cab on Uber ahead of my presence in the meeting.10 minutes for watching my chosen cabbie get lost in the neighbouring suburbs, then 20 minutes of driving, half of which would have been spent stationary at traffic lights. Oh, and I would have had to endure Alan Jones. $30.

If I had taken a Goget car I would have allowed 5 minutes to walk to the car, 20 minutes of driving (as per the cab) and then another 10 minutes for parking and walking to my meeting. Plus the $70 of parking fees on top of the Goget hire of around $20.

In terms of stress build-up, driving is the worst, then the cab, then public transport. Cycling actually de-stresses.

It’s a no-brainer.