When you are spending 45 minutes to an hour commuting it is a frustrating feeling. This is especially true when you know how much shorter the trip would be in a car. This stress is experienced by many transit users at 36 percent of full time workers who had a commute to work of 45 minutes of more reported feeling stressed every day as compared to 23 percent of workers whose commuting time was 15 minutes or less (Turcotte, 2010 pg.34). The other day that I experienced a lot of stress due to bus times was Sunday. Bus service on weekends is not regular and this makes it a challenge in terms of timing. Often there is a long wait for a bus as I experienced after work. It made me very grateful that I do not have to use transit every weekend. It also made me recognize the challenges faced by those who are relying on
When you are spending 45 minutes to an hour commuting it is a frustrating feeling. This is especially true when you know how much shorter the trip would be in a car. This stress is experienced by many transit users at 36 percent of full time workers who had a commute to work of 45 minutes of more reported feeling stressed every day as compared to 23 percent of workers whose commuting time was 15 minutes or less (Turcotte, 2010 pg.34). The other day that I experienced a lot of stress due to bus times was Sunday. Bus service on weekends is not regular and this makes it a challenge in terms of timing. Often there is a long wait for a bus as I experienced after work. It made me very grateful that I do not have to use transit every weekend. It also made me recognize the challenges faced by those who are relying on