"Ben Nunn" wrote in message ...
Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was CJG Now Thankfully Living In The
North ), in message
who said:
For a long story not worth going into I am currently trying to prove
for a client the benefits of using a private car/taxi over public
transport. I am intrested in anyone who lives in London (or any other
major city/Town in the UK or rest of the world) who has access to good
public transport such as buses, trams, trains, underground, other LTR
but still drives to their place of work. Any views, opionions outright
rants agasint public transport inculding the obvious overcrowding,
dirty trains, expense would be appericated.
Unfortunely spamming and a general distrust agasint anyone asking for
personal details on the internet stops me for being e-mailed directly.
So just post here. Although if you really are anti-public transport I
would like to hear from you and will give you an accessible e-mail
address.


Is it by any chance a car company this is for?

The fact that you dictate your means of private transport is a large
bonus in this case, you choose what car and what way you go to an
extent. The facility of the car is a very strong arguement over public
transport, you can be on the way straight from your house and
vice-versa. Also cars carry a lot more than is humanly possible on
public transport making shopping easier. In certain conurbations the
road system has been designed for the car and it is easier than using
public transport to get around these places, Birmingham springs to
mind. In rural areas a car is a must, no public transport or very
little.

In message , CJC
writes
In certain conurbations the
road system has been designed for the car and it is easier than using
public transport to get around these places, Birmingham springs to
mind.

Not especially. Well no more or less than any other big city, anyway.
I almost always use public transport for radial journeys into
Birmingham, where it is (from my suburb) very good.

Oddly enough, I have to take the Car into Birmingham this evening as I
have a load of equipment to carry. I can't remember when I last did
that.

For cross suburban journeys, the car *is* frequently better but again
this is little different from other cities; I don't regard Birmingham's
road network as being any more or less car orientated than other
provincial British cities.

Then - and this is something I seldom see quoted - there are the
inherent advantages of public transport over the car. You are relieved
of the effort of driving, can sit down and read or just watch the
continuous passing scene [1] and not have to worry about merging
traffic, awkward turns or even keeping awake.

Sometime the car is best, sometimes public transport is best. There's
no "Big Answer", whatever your client would like you to say! :-)


[1] Okay not on the tube in rush hour or on underground sections!
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
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