09-16-2021, 03:34 PM
(09-16-2021, 02:51 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(09-16-2021, 02:39 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Yes, that is the usual meaning of the word "commuter" but when it comes to a ~2 hour trip, it doesn't seem like the kind of thing people are going to do on a daily basis.
There are a fair number of people who do (or did, at least) commute to Toronto by GO, daily. And that's the same two hours. At least some of these people have cars but would prefer to relax on the train instead of stressing out behind the steering wheel.
And we used to have a person on our team (here in Kitchener) who did a 2h reverse commute daily, using the GO bus service.
I wouldn't do it, but I'm not everyone. People make different choices about where to work and where to live, and their priorities aren't always the same as mine. But, that doesn't mean those people don't exist or that they don't need commuting options, too.
Sure, I outright refuse to drive to Toronto, it's too stressful and the traffic makes it take too long. The same is not true of London -> KW. I do it regularly to visit family, there's generally no congestion, and it takes all of 1:15 to do it by car.
So while yes, there are people who commute 2 hours into/out of Toronto, and plenty of people, including myself will take the train for that commute, the same will not hold for London because the conditions are different.