Cheat the clocks with a scooter
Feel like the clocks have robbed you of another hour of daylight? You could take back over an hour a day by switching from the train to a scooter or motorbike.
The average National Rail commuter spends 64 minutes on each journey, over 10 hours a week. The average scooter – or motorcycle – commuter takes just 24 minutes each way, four hours a week in total. That’s six hours a week less, nearly a working day, or over 7 working weeks every year. And you’re not getting paid for them!
“Taking a bike to work has made a huge difference, “ says James Munro who works in the centre of Glasgow. “I don’t spend hours each day sitting in traffic not moving, getting angry and stressed It’s great to know that when work finishes I’m going to be in home in 15 minutes to see my children rather than sitting in traffic and missing their bed time.”
In congested cities commuters can save the most time by getting onto two wheels. The average commute to inner London takes just 31 minutes by motorcycle or scooter - compared to 38 minutes by car, 40 minutes by bus, and 69 minutes by National Rail. In fact, 10% of London commuters spend at least 2 hours commuting each day, so switching to two wheels could save Londoners over an hour a day.
You don’t have to bust the speed limits to take back your hour. It’s using the narrower gaps instead of sitting in traffic that makes it quicker than a car (not forgetting that it’s cheaper, too). And going door to door makes it faster than the bus or train.
Book a free ride now to find out if quicker commuting is for you.
Cheat the clocks with a scooter
ClairMcMahon wrote on October 30, 2009 10:22 PM
