acargitz@lemmy.ca to Fuck Cars@lemmy.ca · edit-21 month agoThe oil company, the bank and the car parts company want you to spend even more time commuting by car.lemmy.caimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1183file-textcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1183imageThe oil company, the bank and the car parts company want you to spend even more time commuting by car.lemmy.caacargitz@lemmy.ca to Fuck Cars@lemmy.ca · edit-21 month agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.ca
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·1 month agoI’m actually amazed it isn’t higher. That would imply the average commute is less than 15min each way.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoit’s 111 hours driving just TO work. it’s at least that much again to get home (more, probably, due to running errands and such on the way home).
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoI read it as meaning they spend 111 hours commuting, otherwise why not just say 222 hours.
minus-squareyonder@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI’ll bet that the choice of commute time is made to be over 100 to feel big but not so big that people get sad at how much time they waste.
I’m actually amazed it isn’t higher. That would imply the average commute is less than 15min each way.
it’s 111 hours driving just TO work. it’s at least that much again to get home (more, probably, due to running errands and such on the way home).
I read it as meaning they spend 111 hours commuting, otherwise why not just say 222 hours.
I’ll bet that the choice of commute time is made to be over 100 to feel big but not so big that people get sad at how much time they waste.