[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by Hitch

I knew that you didn't want to bike-ride, due to traffic considerations. I confess to not knowing all the "rules of the road" for Segways. (I did, however, look up the spelling, at least.) I infer that you can't just switch over to a sidewalk, if a car roundabout is likely to run you down and kill you?

No, not really; the roundabouts have bike paths running on the outside. Getting onto the sidewalk, crossing the street, and then getting off the sidewalk again would be quite impractical.

You can bloody nearly walk 6 miles faster. You can certainly JOG it faster.

I've looked into walking to work, but 10km is about 1.5-2 hours of walking. That's not going to happen. Then I'd rather sit in public transport for 1-1.5 hours and read a book.

I assume you can read and all that, at least?

It's actually my main reading time.

I guess if you think of it as being driven--chauffeured--it's not so bad. Right?

I don't mind traveling, or being in a bus, train, or a coach for that matter. What I hate is the fact that I can't just depart at the time I want, and that I'd need to wait half an hour if I miss a connection. Here in the less busy south part of the country, there's often only going one bus to one location.