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Evoman
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A little help please

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I was hoping if you guys could do me a favour and fill in this small questionnaire please? Its for a 3rd year project at uni, its only a small one to get background knowledge but I wanna get as many people as possible. If you could reply with just the answers (in the order of questions! haha) that would save loads of massive posts

1. How do you commute to work?

_____________________________________________________________________________

2. Do you enjoy it?

Yes/No

3. If no, what is wrong with your commute? If yes, what do you enjoy?

___________________________________________________________________________

4. How long do you commute for?

10 or less/10-20min/20-30 min/30-40 min/40-60min/60+

5. Would you consider shared commutes?

Yes/No

6. Is it expensive?

Expensive/Affordable/Cheap/Free

7. Does it tire you? Do arrive at work tired?

Yes/No

8. If yes,

a)how does it affect your work?

b) how does it tire you?



a)_________________________________________________

b)_________________________________________________

Im missing anyone who uses public transport or has an inner city commute, everyone I know is rural!

Thanks alot :D
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T.J.
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I would, but i don't really do the 9-5 thing, so it doesn't really apply
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1. How do you commute to work? not to work but college in my volvo 340 1.4

_____________________________________________________________________________

2. Do you enjoy it?

Yes every minute

3. If no, what is wrong with your commute? If yes, what do you enjoy?
just like driving it

___________________________________________________________________________

4. How long do you commute for?

10 or less/10-20min/20-30 min/30-40 min/40-60min/60+

20-30mins
5. Would you consider shared commutes?

Yes

6. Is it expensive?

Affordable just

7. Does it tire you? Do arrive at work tired?

No

8. If yes,

a)how does it affect your work?

b) how does it tire you?



a)_________________________________________________

b)_________________________________________________

Im missing anyone who uses public transport or has an inner city commute, everyone I know is rural!

Thanks alot :D[/quote]
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1. How do you commute to work?

Drive my Volvo to college

2. Do you enjoy it?

Yes

3. If no, what is wrong with your commute? If yes, what do you enjoy?

Enjoy driving, giving lifts to mates

4. How long do you commute for?

40-60mins - I go the long way :)

5. Would you consider shared commutes?

Yes - as long as i'm driving

6. Is it expensive?

Expensive

7. Does it tire you? Do arrive at work tired?

No

8. If yes,

a)how does it affect your work?

b) how does it tire you?
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Cheers for the responses so far!! :) Any commute will do T.J.
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1. How do you commute to work?

Drive my Volvo 360GLT to work 5 days a week (normal week) sometimes 7days a week.

2. Do you enjoy it?

Yes!

3. If no, what is wrong with your commute? If yes, what do you enjoy?

I enjoy driving full stop, I like the route to work as it is part rural and part inner town/city.

4. How long do you commute for?

10-15mins (or 20-30 mins if sharing commute)

5. Would you consider shared commutes?

Yes (as long as I am the driver!) I often do share commutes to and from work with colleagues

6. Is it expensive?

Affordable (Even more so if sharing commutes as fuel money is agreed)

7. Does it tire you? Do arrive at work tired?

No - depending on time of driving, If on early shift starting at 7:30 then yes - as there is more traffic on the road, so more stop/start driving.

8. If yes,

How does it affect your work?

It takes me longer to wake up and concentrate.

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Hope this helps you mate.

Cheers.
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Cheers everyone so far :)
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1. How do you commute to work?

Sideways, in the 740 whilst smoking a cigar and firing random shots at pedestrians from my Glock. Oh wait, this isn't GTA. Just the second thing.

2. Do you enjoy it?

Yes

3. If no, what is wrong with your commute? If yes, what do you enjoy?

The roads are quiet, I get to go fast. I like my car and the noise it makes/quirkiness .

4. How long do you commute for?

20-30 min

5. Would you consider shared commutes?

Yes

6. Is it expensive?

Affordable

7. Does it tire you? Do arrive at work tired?

No

8. If yes,

a)how does it affect your work?

b) how does it tire you?



a)_________________________________________________

b)_________________________________________________



Hope that helps :D
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I'd give you a response but I don't really commute! As soon as I walk outside the door I'm at work as I drive to the quarry to pick up the first load then drive to the customer, then back to the quarry then back to another customer...you get the picture :lol: Not exactly brain surgery but it pays the bills and some of those quarries get nice and slippy in the mud for some sideways 3.5 tonne fun :P
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1. How do you commute to work?

I drive about 15 minutes into town (I live on a farm). I drive my Volvo ;)

2. Do you enjoy it?

Yeah, I guess.

3. If no, what is wrong with your commute? If yes, what do you enjoy?

The fact that I am flying through space and the cruisiness of it. I don't know how else to put it.

4. How long do you commute for?

10-20minutes.

5. Would you consider shared commutes?

No.

6. Is it expensive?

Affordable.

7. Does it tire you? Do arrive at work tired?

No

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Cheers :)
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I wonder how large statistical error I could be in there, living in Finland and having a job which includes driving 300-1000km to varying destination, usually to place where public transport is hardly ever heard of with several hundreds of kilograms equipment with me. Somehow I think that I would not qualify to answer as being rather anti public transport material and when I would put out statement that 8 hour drive with my car is less tiring than same time on public transport would defineatly make me invalid data :lol:
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1. How do you commute to work?

Moonwalk/Electric slide

_____________________________________________________________________________

2. Do you enjoy it?

Yes/No Tiring, but yes (knees and ankles can become painful.

3. If no, what is wrong with your commute? If yes, what do you enjoy?

___________________________________________________________________________

4. How long do you commute for?

10 miles as the crow flies. If it knows where its going. And is paying attention.

10 or less/10-20min/20-30 min/30-40 min/40-60min/60+

5. Would you consider shared commutes?

Only with someone of similar technical proficiency and age.

Yes/No

6. Is it expensive?
Get through 23 pairs of cheap Plimsolls per year

Expensive/Affordable/Cheap/Free

7. Does it tire you? Do arrive at work tired?
Tired like a motherfuck*r. And sweaty. Busting for a wee usually too.

Yes/No

8. If yes,

a)how does it affect your work?

b) how does it tire you?



a)___In the legs______________________________________________

b)__In the ankles as well. And buttocks. Makes it hard to sit down for long periods. _______________________________________________

Im missing anyone who uses public transport or has an inner city commute, everyone I know is rural!
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