Underlying data for Bicycle versus Bus cartoon
Inbound bus journeys
| Date | Time left house | Time walking to bus stop | Time waiting for bus | Bus journey | Time walking to work | Total time |
| 8/1/08 | 6:41:30 | 0:30 | 5:45 | 23:00 | 3:00 | 32:15 |
| 9/12/08 | 6:42:00 | 0:30 | 7:15 | 24:00 | 3:00 | 34:45 |
| 10/12/08 | 8:08:15 | 0:30 | 3:00 | 34:15 | 3:00 | 40:45 |
| 12/12/08 | 6:45:00 | 0:30 | 4:30 | 25:30 | 3:00 | 30:30 |
| 5/1/09 | 6:47:00 | 0:30 | 0:00 | 20:30 | 3:00 | 24:00 |
| Averages | 0:30 | 4:06 | 25.47 | 3:00 | 33:05 |
Outbound bus journeys
| Date | Time left work | Time walking to bus stop | Time waiting for bus | Bus journey | Time walking to home | Total time |
| 8/1/08 | 15:53:00 | 2:30 | 2:30 | 14:00 | 0:30 | 19:30 |
| 9/12/08 | 17:15:30 | 2:30 | 2:00 | 20:75 | 0:30 | 25:45 |
| 10/12/08 | 17:45:45 | 2:30 | 3:15 | 22:30 | 0:30 | 28:45 |
| 11/12/08 | 18:18:45 | 2:30 | 0:45 | 21:15 | 0:30 | 25:00 |
| 30/12/08 | 15:48:00 | 2:30 | 6:15 | 13:00 | 0:30 | 22:15 |
| Averages | 2:30 | 2:57 | 18:18 | 0:30 | 24:15 |
Inbound bike journeys
| Date | Time left house | Bike journey (including walking bike right up to parking spot) | Shower time (including changing clothes, drying) | Total time |
| 27/12/08 | 7:05:00 | 20:45 | forgot to time | |
| 30/12/08 | 6:46:00 | 19:30 | 10:00 | 29:30 |
| 3/1/09 | 7:14:30 | 21:00 | 7:30 | 28:30 |
| 19/1/09 | 7:10:00 | 22:30 | 10:45 | 33:15 |
| 20/1/09 | 6:50:00 | 20:30 | 9:00 | 29:30 |
| Averages | 20:51 | 9:03 | 29:54 |
Outbound bike journeys
| Date | Time left work | Bike journey (including walking bike right up to parking spot) | Shower time (including changing clothes, drying) | Total time |
| 27/12/08 | 13:58:00 | 22:45 | forgot to time | |
| 31/12/08 | 15:57:30 | 25:30 | 4:30 | 30:00 |
| 5/1/09 | 16:20:00 | 23:00 | 3:30 | 26:30 |
| 19/1/09 | 16:45:00 | 22:00 | 3:00 | 25:00 |
| 20/1/09 | 16:15:00 | 22:45 | 2:45 | 25:30 |
| Averages | 23:12 | 3:26 | 26:38 |
There are some gaps between the dates recorded because there are occasions where I use other transport options to get home (or go shopping after work, etc). Also, there was a period where I had a buckled bike wheel, and a period where I was on holidays!
The route I take into work is 7.2km long, with a 7.5km journey on the way home. Annual distance based on these figures is actually 2116.8km, but who's counting?
Yes, it would be more valid to use more than 5 pieces of data for each transport mode, but this is just a simple experiment. I didn't think the results would be so close...and actually thought that the bus might come out in front given some of the relatively quick journeys I had!