Originally Posted by
geoff
Maybe the question should be " how long does it take to get to your jobs "rather than how far . Recently we made a lifestyle decision to move away from my 1 to 2 km round , popping in to home with morning tea lunch and afternoon tea plus all the pit stops one needs ,to a journey of 30km away from my round...This can take a leisurely 25 mins to a horrendous 45 min plus trip , not to mention a car accident on the way home will be more than a two can journey lol.
Down here in Melbourne there are 100k more cars each year poured onto the roads with little effort to build the right infrastructure . Years ago peak was simple finished at 9 am and stated at 5 pm , now peak hour is peak day all day , even weekends are now like peak..