Originally Posted by
acidfast7
Interesting ... the car is really extra and will sit roughly 1 month between uses.
Car w/traffic is roughly 20mins
Bus + walking from stop is roughly 30 mins
Directly walking (roughly 5.5 miles) is roughly 70 mins.
Bike is roughly 20-25 mins ... still optimising but should be around 20 mins.
Biking is obviously the way to go if you are up to it. The type of bike should be immaterial unless the commute includes outrageous hills. Get what you like and who cares if your local bike (or Bike Forum) snobs turn up their collective noses, eh?
Whether your car sits or is driven the significant car ownership costs (depreciation, insurance, taxes, registration, licenses) remain the same. If money is an issue and you want to save real money, ride the bike and get rid of the car, if you can.