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You must place this page in the Site Tree before the navigation can be displayed. | Is public transport good value for money? As we've been saying for years, we need to do more to help the planet breathe through all the fumes and smog. Quite a bit of the gloom is caused by all the cars on our roads and the Government want us to stop it by using public transport more. But with recent rises in rail fares, are you really tempted to jack in the comfy car to use the train or bus instead? If you already use the train to get to work, have you seen any improvement? Or is it the same old nightmare journey every day? Is the bus just one big tortuous traffic jam? Or is your tube journey a crowded, hot and smelly (but necessary) evil? Do you topple over on the tram when you've got nothing to hold onto but the person half an inch from your face? Or is it about time we voted with our feet (and wheels) and travelled by bike or skateboard? Whatever you think, drop us a line. You know we love to hear from you. "To see your comments here, send us your feedback." "Train tickets are very expensive. I travel approx 90 mile round trip daily and it costs £54 per week, it is probably cheaper to travel by car, but I try to be greener." "I live in London and don't have a car, so I rely on public transport, and until now I have put up with the inconvenience involved. However, as I refuse to use an Oyster Card - I don't want all my journeys to be under surveillance and details passed routinely to the police as though I am some kind of criminal - I am penalised and have to pay a ridiculous amount to get anywhere. Despite being committed to the environmental cause, I am considering buying a car as the cost of travelling by train and tube is ridiculous now and I don't want to live in a police state." "Use a bicycle to get fit, de-stress, save cash and save the planet all at the same time!" "The issue with buses is security. They seem to be full of badly behaved teenagers who have carte blanche to do as they please. We need to bring back conductors, as this will greatly enhance safety and comfort for passengers. Of course this will lead to higher fares, but I'm prepared to pay the extra fee." "My bet is that most of those saying they'll keep their car have no idea how to use public transport - in fact they've little idea of life outside their metal box. I've never had a car and make that a factor in taking decisions on where I live, work and shop. I enjoy travelling by train and bus - I just wish we got more support from politicians and planners rather than all the effort going to placate the car-dependent." "Trains are expensive and they never put on enough carriages at peak times.
I used to travel to work by bus years but four out of five days a week I would be late to work due to the bus being late or not turning up at all. I nearly lost my job because of the buses, so would never trust them again! I once left work at 5pm to catch the 5.15 bus and the bus didn’t turn up until 8.45pm !!! The buses where meant to be every 10 minutes!!" "It is short sighted of the powers that be that those who use bicycle and train to commute- causing the least possible congestion and pollution- are refused access to trains when they are full during peak hours. "Trains are my choice, and in my experience mostly trouble free. On line ticket buying means you can find cheap tickets, if you are prepared to be creative, especially. Why go through the stress of driving when you can be delivered to the city centre of your choice?" "Maybe I'll change my mind when I am no longer eligible for a railcard, with a Young Persons Railcard, train fares are cheaper than taking the car, but I would much rather spend a few hours reading a book on a train than concentrating on a busy motorway, arriving stressed out at the other end, and struggling to find a parking space." "Using the bus and walking you see, and experience so much more of your locality than you do driving. You bump into people you haven't seen for years, and in a world of individualism and pigeon holing it makes you feel that bit more the social animal we are." "I cycle to most places in London, but has to be said that it is rather terrifying most of the time. The roads have a lot of heavy traffic and drivers with no brain!
More streets and areas should be turned into pedestrian/cycling zones. People need to be pushed to be more environmentally friendly and doing some exercise!" "I commute daily into London. In the last two years, we have new trains, slam doors are gone so that trains are not delayed by people jumping on last minute, reliability has improved a lot. Now need to invest in longer trains and double-decker trains for the future.
And lazy commuters, get on your bike to get to your local station, leave the car at home." "We're always being told to use more public transport, and yet the networks seem to get progressively worse. They're expensive, frequently over-crowded, often-delayed and nowhere near far-reaching enough. I would gladly give up my car for public transport, but it has to be a reasonable alternative." "Despite qualifying for an OAP's travel pass, it is not worth using as "I live sixteen miles from where I work- if I drive, dropping off my two children at school and college en route, it takes me 35 minutes. If I take the bus, again with my children, it takes me one hour and 30 minutes and costs me £11.60 a day." "I live 20 miles from Manchester and we have only one bus and one train an hour, we need our car to get to work and to the city and we get taxed as much as everybody else for services it’s not viable to use! It’s not fair." "Please can we have an M25 railway? That would really help my journey to work, and also mean that people travelling around the country wouldn't have to go all the way into London then out again just to make a connection." |
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