Action #006

Take public transport when you can

 
This action has been done 38,261 times which means we've bused, trained and trammed our way to reducing carbon emissions by roughly 23,568.776 kg.
 
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Cars aren't evil. And public transport can suck. Especially when you get the chewing gum seat. But it's a question of balance. How many car journeys are really necessary? A double-decker bus carries the same number of people as 40 cars. Buses are seven times safer than cars and obviously more environmentally friendly. Imagine if everyone with a car took just one bus journey a week how many fewer farting exhaust pipes would be on the road. So, don't feel too guilty about driving your new two ton diesel guzzler, just give it a rest occasionally.

 

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  • Oscar Wang Oscar Wang and friends did this action and got 1 people to do it too

    again

    We went to play badminton today, and took bus instead of taxi. 27 February 2010, 09:57
  • Oscar Wang Oscar Wang and friends did this action and got 1 people to do it too

    Done

    The public transport system in China has been improved a lot in recent years. I prefer to take public transport rather than a taxi if I am not in a hurry. 26 February 2010, 11:52
  • hellen tinu matesun did this action

    public transport...

    buses and trains sometimes stink and make me gag to the point where i almost feel like im going to be sick, i cant control the people that get on the bus, if i could life would be so much easier especially when bus is free of charge for people of my age and train is almost the same...instead i walk it helps me lose weight as well. 01 February 2010, 22:45
  • Umar Khan Umar Khan did this action

    Buses

    I make nearly all of my journeys on public transport as I have a bus pass :) 01 February 2010, 17:46
  • Hanna Hanna did this action

    Riding the bus to school

    I ride the bus to and from my classes every day. It's the thing to do here, I love it! 25 January 2010, 23:24
  • Chase Chase did this action

    I brave it every day...

    I commute from Oakland to the marina in SF and what would take me 1/2 an hour (without traffic, with traffic up to an hour) takes me an hour and twenty minutes, and probably costs a bit more per day, but hey, I do it so I can crochet on the way and not have to deal with the other awful drivers, and it saves the planet! 21 January 2010, 23:23
  • Katy Katy did this action

    I take the bus to school

    It's great fun! I get to talk to my friends on the way, and it's one of the only proper, sit-down conversations I have with them. 07 January 2010, 09:53
  • jacqui jacqui did this action

    bike it!

    I'm in a city, and when weather permits, I bike everywhere. It's good for me AND good for you! 29 December 2009, 01:32
  • Tara Tara and friends did this action and got 3 people to do it too

    Public Transportation everyday

    I take public transportation everyday simply because I cant drive anything and I stop asked a driver to drive me anywhere since I was in college. I wanna experience the crazy-ness on public transportation and I realize this is one of my effort(less) to save earth from global warming. 27 December 2009, 15:54
  • Ali Ali did this action

    bus to class

    I take the bus to my classes everydayy but this can be hard if your town doesn't have a good bus system 24 December 2009, 20:53
  • nathalie nathalie did this action

    or even better, go by bike

    less polluting but when it's raining i mellow out and take the train 09 December 2009, 05:17
  • catty catty did this action

    I dont even own a car anymore :)

    Moving from Sydney to London, we gave up our cars and now get around by public transport.. in fact we live quite central and more often than not we walk :) 07 December 2009, 17:13
  • jomar jomar did this action

    hi

    I DID IT 1ST TIMER 01 December 2009, 15:16
  • joe-mar joe-mar did this action

    yo!

    I did dis every day yall west side is the best 01 December 2009, 15:14
  • tommy tommy did this action

    i hate taking anything

    i hate taking the bus becuase fat people might sit on the bus and fart. and they take up the room i like taking a slow slow slow drive. 01 December 2009, 14:54
  • annieeeeeeeeeeee. annieeeeeeeeeeee. did this action

    cus im a tramp.

    i catch the bus to + from school every day. and also to town. 26 November 2009, 13:38
  • Shell Shell did this action

    ...

    does daily count? 26 November 2009, 13:37
  • Heather Geary Heather Geary did this action

    it went fine and i take 4 buses a day

    i take the bus because i am old enough to come to school on my own and to save the planit 19 November 2009, 20:15
  • Hemini Shah did this action

    Public Transport!

    Whenever I go out these days, if the place is not too far away, I take the bus or the train journey from their and back. I'm proud to say that I have gone eco-friendly! 14 November 2009, 14:35
  • Nadine Nadine did this action

    Ive dun this

    instead of walkin i took da bus 12 November 2009, 16:05
  • Courtney Courtney did this action

    BUS NOT CAR

    My mums friend offered to drive me and my friends to school, but i said no thank you because i new it would be better for the envirment if me and my friends took public transportation. 09 November 2009, 17:42
  • Courtney Courtney did this action

    I use public transportation everyday.

    Since I can't drive I have to take buses in order to get to college everyday. 03 November 2009, 01:08
  • Rachael Rachael and friends did this action and got 5 people to do it too

    I take public transport everywhere

    I can't drive yet, so I pretty much take buses everywhere I have to go. I prefer trains and miss them, but it's easier to get to college on a bus. I'm gonna be taking driving lessons soon, granted, but even after that I probably won't be able to afford a car so I'll just stick to buses and borrow my parent's car if I need to xD 23 October 2009, 21:46
  • thusanth thusanth did this action

    take the public trasnport

    it is soo nice to take the bus
    i dont like it
    it is boring     21 October 2009, 09:10
  • silvia silvia did this action

    I use public transport

    I don't have a car because I don't need it. I spend the time I use to go to work in public transport to read a good book or study something new. You can't do that in while driving a car!! 19 October 2009, 08:27
  • Rosemary McNally Rosemary McNally and friends did this action and got 5 people to do it too

    Do It, you know you want to ;)

    I catch the bus or train to and from school everyday. Despite the stereotypical opinion that Public Transport is gross and it sucks, I actually really like it and its quite reliable. I don't know whether its different overseas but in Australia its really good.

    Help minimalise our carbon footprint, bus it, train it, tram it, ferry it.     16 October 2009, 03:16
  • ThusanthThavarasa ThusanthThavarasa did this action

    I take everyday the Bus to got School

    I go to school with Bus
    I go to shopping with Bus
    I sometimes like to take the Bus, but sometimes the cars are better
    Take the public Transport
    It is good for you     15 October 2009, 11:24
  • Megan Rowley Megan Rowley did this action

    Public transport!

    i get a bus to and from school every day! :) 12 October 2009, 16:24
  • Jack Iles Jack Iles and friends did this action and got 7 people to do it too

    Avoid using a car

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Hr63ttXGA 09 July 2009, 13:42
  • Damian Denman Damian Denman did this action

    Take public transport more

    I always catch the bus to school and occasionaly walk even when going into town I catch the bus, they don't make me feel as nautious.
    On another hand being on a coach for 5 and a half hours doesn't exactly make me feel like i'm doing something to help anyone.
    xoxo     01 July 2009, 21:44
  • julijuli julijuli did this action


    hello...
    I'd like to use public transportation because it's cheaper, and we'll meet new people. I also like to watch them what they're doing, cause everyone is different. And sometimes, we'll got a new friend while using public transportation. Cheers.. =)     15 May 2009, 18:53
  • Bandara Bandara did this action

    Hi :) I´m new on this plattform, but I like to share my opinion with many others around the world! I live in Vienna where the public traffic system is fantastic- sure, there are full busses or you need to wait for a new train in the rush hour, but you can reach every place in Vienna with public traffic- I love it ;) 03 November 2008, 23:12
  • Ani Ani did this action

    yes, but...


    I use public transport everyday, but here in Sao Paulo, Brazil, it's a big problem. Our public transport is really terrible, noisy, uncomfortable and dirty... people would use it more if it was better. And i'd be more encouraged too if I didn't life so far of the places I must go to and if some buses didn't mean headache.     17 May 2008, 00:20
  • buggymenace buggymenace did this action

    Ditch the car...just for a day


    It isn't always easy with two small children but we have no car and don't want one. This doesn't mean we are stuck at home all the time, it just takes a little more planning to go somewhere that's all. How about taking yourself off for the day on the train? Piling yourself and the kids onto a train on a local line to see what's further up or down it? With petrol prices rising and motorways a hell on earth, isn't it time to ditch the car...for a day or two, at least?     30 April 2008, 10:30
  • Nicky Nicky did this action

    Dump your car


    I fully endorse one of the messages below. A few years ago my car was written off after someone hit it in the middle of the night while it was parked outside my house. I decided to do without and manage with my bike and the local buses. I have never wanted to go back to the car! It is so liberating not to be paying for the thing: keeping it going/full of fuel/taxed and insured, then worrying about where to park and whether it's safe blah blah. And if I really really need a car, hiring occassionally is not nearly as expensive as owning full time.
    If you can manage without, get rid of that car!
     13 March 2008, 05:52
  • Hazellnut Hazellnut did this action

    Older but wiser - and happier!


    Come on over 60s in the UK, we all have free bus passes, so let's use them.Even if you don't live on a bus route you can drive to your nearest bus stop and leave the car, and then, off you go. You don't have to worry about traffic, so you can really enjoy the landscape, particularly if you ride upstairs on a double decker. If you take the time to plan your route you can have the most amazing day out. You don't have to completely abandon the car, but you'll be surprised at how little you really need to use it.     25 February 2008, 12:38
  • nik nik did this action

    don't replace the car!


    I crashed my car at Christmas 07, 20 seconds from the front door. Was going for a pint of milk to a big supermarket 5 mins away in the car one Saturday lunch. I live 3 mins walk from my local shop. Since then I have not replaced my car as I live on a bus and train route. I have taken about 5 taxis even to work when I've been running late - and to one or two places which are impossible to get to on time, on public transport. It has made me safer, better planned, I've met lots of people on the buses and it has saved me money. Even though it takes an hour to work and an hour back it's been worth it. The message is that you don't need to replace your car, you'll be surprised how nice it is not to have the responsibility. You have to be creative but it's worth it!     24 February 2008, 03:07
  • Helena Helena did this action

    two for one


    yesterday i was intending to complete my goal of taking public transport as much as i can, but the bus wasn't coming at all. i waited and waited and nothing. so i started to walk to the next stop. and i waited. and nothing. and so i walked to the next stop after that one. and still waited... and so i kept going until i found myself at my office. thus completing the walking to work and being healthier action. public transport! bless...
     15 January 2008, 08:06

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