Comments on: dom’s on the case – it’s faster by bike

By: Dr Ridwan Ahmed

Dr Ridwan Ahmed — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:43:12 +0000

I’ve recently started to commute by bike in Birmingham. A total of 5.4 miles each way. By car it takes 15 – 35 minutes depending on traffic. By bike I cover this distance in 24 minutes on average. The time I save in the mornings is used to have refreshing showers at work, before I get into my scrubs!

By: John Self

John Self — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:33:50 +0000

I live 3.5 miles from my work, which in clear traffic (eg when schools are off) can take maybe 12 minutes by car. This is partly because I’m going against the majority of traffic, away from the city centre. When schools are on it can take 15-25 minutes. By bike it takes a pretty consistent 20 minutes, from which you will have worked out that I average only about 10mph on my bike, and therefore when I get fitter through doing it more, it should take less time still.

By: Norwin!

Norwin! — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:08:37 +0000

I’d agree.
From my house, about 1.5 miles from work in the City Centre, I can walk to work in 25-30 minutes (depending on motivation), drive in 15 to 20 minutes, or cycle in 8-10 minutes.
When I’m in a hurry, I take the bike.