How Do You Feel About Driving?

[scotpens]

I hate being the passenger on a car. My two options are either extreme motion sickness or falling asleep like a drooling baboon.

Same here. I get carsick on all but the straightest, smoothest freeway trips unless I'm doing the driving.

Riding on the back of motorbikes, on the other hand, is fun.

Having the right passenger on the back of a motorcycle can be even more fun.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FkoZZ63ZkM[/yt]

(Yeah, like how often does that happen in real life?)

 

[Spot's Meow]

I hate driving. However, I don't really fit into the poll options, because I don't take public transit even though it is available. I did take public transit for a few years to get to work and school, and I hated it. I highly value my privacy and personal space. But the biggest reason I hated it was the amount of time it took. A huge chunk of my day was just traveling back and forth between work and home on a bus. I couldn't take it anymore. I felt like it was sucking my life away from me.

Right now, I could drive to work in 15 minutes, or ride a bus that takes almost an hour...since my job allows me to afford my car, its not a difficult choice for me.

Also, I hated the idea of having to plan my life around bus schedules. My hours at work, what time I woke up in the morning, when I ate lunch and dinner, everything had to revolve around bus schedules. It was weighing me down.

So, even though I really don't enjoy driving at all, I consider it better than the alternative. I am a very independent person, so I NEED to know that I can get in my car and go wherever I want to at this very moment. I don't feel comfortable or at ease depending on a transportation system. It just brings me added anxiety, and I already have plenty of that!

 

[MacLeod]

Many years ago when I was at college and before I could drive. It took me 3 buses to get home or 2 hours (and the last one ran only every couple of hours. So I either had to wait or walk the last 3.25miles. Once I could drive it was more like 30mins, it was no contest.

 

[iguana_tonante]

Riding on the back of motorbikes, on the other hand, is fun.

Having the right passenger on the back of a motorcycle can be even more fun.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FkoZZ63ZkM[/yt]

(Yeah, like how often does that happen in real life?)

It only takes one to make it worth, tho.

 

[Roger Wilco]

I strongly dislike driving, and only do it when there's really no other way. It's a chore, it's annoying, and it's only very rarely quicker or more convenient than using my bicycle or public transport.

eta: an auto-driving car would only solve some of the problems I have with driving though.