12-20-2017, 06:41 PM
(12-15-2017, 02:02 PM)robdrimmie Wrote: Three friends take different modes of transportation from Downtown Kitchener to Downtown Toronto to compare.
A financial analysis was also posted: https://medium.com/@colin_36583/plane-vs...e0d66acf6d
One thing I that I disagreed with: car expenses. They're absolutely maxing it out and looking at it strictly form a business point of view. Also, if you're going to DT Toronto from DT Kitchener, why a transponder, you're moving AWAY from DT Toronto when you use a transponder? Kitchener City Hall to Toronto City Hall is 108KM. If I had to run down to Toronto for some reason, I'll park at the TTC parking for Kipling Station. Parking there is $6 ($7) savings. No Transponder charges. Travel is 92 KM (my address, which is slightly further than DT Kitchener). Real gas costs should be $20 or so, if heavy traffic the whole way, otherwise it would be less. TTC charges would be $7 (two trips) I think. So $33 in total. Of course, wear and tear on the car, but it's not that much. Someone that is working FT in DT Toronto, milage is NOT reimbursed.
What was the point of the article anyway? To discourage the use of the airport?
The other issue I took with the article was that fact the there were issues with the plane -- since the two factors they were looking at; travel time and cost. Had things gone as planned, the plane would have arrived much sooner than either car or bus.