How to beat the daily commute

We all know how much car drivers hate commuting (well, some of us do), and we recognise that many of them would give an arm or a leg to make their Monday morning commute better, more bearable, heck even enjoyable. How can you beat congestion? How can you save money on petrol? These are good questions, and we may have the answers...

Sadly, this isn’t something that can happen at the flick of a switch.

In true Get On style we’ve taken pity on the car drivers out there, and put our collective minds together to work out how to make the car drivers commute less of a hellish journey. It is acts of selfless good will like these that make the world a better place, and so without any further ado, here is the Get On Guide to Better Commuting!

Supercharge your commute with music

This one is probably a no-brainer, but there are people out there who drive to work with just the sound of the engine ticking over with the infrequent (but bad for fuel consumption) revs that move you an extra foot in the queue. Music, in this situation, is your saviour. Music has been a fundamental part of human culture since the primitive instruments created by cavemen and women in the dark ages, and it is for this reason that the right choice of music will make your drive a little bit better. If you’re a public transport-ite, this is even more important as it helps drown out the sniffles, coughs and general personal space invasion. Without it you’d go mad.

Leave for work earlier

This tactic isn’t a very popular one, as 9 times out of 10 it involves giving up precious sleeping time, but it is one of the most effective ways of getting through half of your commute twice as fast. The chances are you’re still going to get caught up in a hellish queue of pollutants and angry faces, but at least you only have half the distance left in which to endure the torture. The one comes with a caveat, however, because if you start turning up at work early then it will, over time, become expected of you and that is a whole other vicious circle that you don’t want to be a part of.

Get a new job closer to home

Or get your current job to set you up at home to work. This isn’t as crazy as it sounds, and there are certainly a number of companies that will let you do this, but the chances are pretty low. It’s more likely that you’ll have to quit your job and get one nearer home. Even then you’ll still have to commute in a car and / or public transport. On second thoughts this isn’t a useful technique.

Move home closer to your job

Again, not an easy solution by any means and you’ll probably go through a lot of stress, sweat, maybe some tears and a whole lot of cash to achieve it. Furthermore there might not be such a reward at the end; the house may not be as nice, you may still have a commute from hell, but at least you tried. Bravo, give yourself a pat on the back.

Get On a motorbike

You saw this one coming didn’t you? We’re shameless in our promoting this method of commuting, but that is for a reason. It’s fun, it’s cheaper, it’s faster and it’s also greener for those of you who have such a conscience. If you’re not sure you can have a free ride on us (you won’t regret it). So many have thrown their arms up in shock and amazement at how much it can improve your life. Especially if you’re short on time, the most precious resource of all, you’ll be grinning from ear to ear at the extra hours in your day (these turn into days, months, even years at the end of your life).

Do the sensible thing, Get On a motorbike now.

That, or sell your house.