Comment on Oregonian driving
SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 years agoI drive 3 hours round trip commuting every day. I can assure you those “diminishing returns” result in days of my life back at the end of the year.
Comment on Oregonian driving
SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 years agoI drive 3 hours round trip commuting every day. I can assure you those “diminishing returns” result in days of my life back at the end of the year.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 years ago
The average commute is 24 miles a day. If you’re doing a 3 hour commute like it’s a NASCAR event then you need to reevaluate something. Not put everyone’s lives at risk with reckless driving.
SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Cool. I’m assuming you live in a population center? Possibly over paying for a house or apartment to keep your “sensable commute” down?
Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Yes and no. But if you’re commuting 3 hours a day at an average 65 mph your burning 500 dollars a month in gas. More if you’re going faster.
At that point eating 250 more a month in rent to live closer in isn’t the world’s worst idea.
And you’re still putting other people in a lot of danger just for your convenience. If an accident does happen then survivability drops off sharply after 65-70 mph.
SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 years ago
I drive with traffic, sometimes 90, sometimes 30, sometimes 70… And no, with 40mpg I spend 200 a month in gas. I can assure you driving 97 North/south, driving the posted speed limit will get you killed.
I’m not sure why I’m even arguing with you about this, you’re West Coast, correct?
LotrOrc@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I commute 5 hours a day for work, and have to go in 3 times a week. I take the train now, but still have to drive 25 min to the train station. Taking the train takes exactly the same time as driving to my job. Which by itself is ridiculous. Up until recently, the option of taking the train in was not available. So I spent 5 hours in my car. The price difference between moving closer to work Vs living where I am right now is almost 2.5k a month. I don’t get paid enough to pay 48 to 52k a year in rent. I work in cancer research. The jobs are in the city, not outside. So I don’t have a choice, because every company that does what I do is in the city, and doesn’t do remote work.
I have a feeling you don’t really understand how things work for people sometimes