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[kiwiduncan]

What's the most common way for you to get around your city or town? Why do you choose this option? How often to you use other forms of transport and in what situations?

Please also mention where you are living.

(Note: By "on foot" I am referring to choosing to walk fairly long distances instead of taking the bus, subway or car. Walking a relatively short distance to a bus stop or subway station should, for the sake of this poll, be considered part of the process of taking the bus or subway)

[kiwiduncan]

(I've spent most of my time in Korea in Seoul)

I've always been able to walk to work so although I mention cycling a lot all my biking tends to be recreational rather than for commuting. When going longer distances around town I tend to take the bus, as it's much more interesting looking out a bus window than staring at an ajumma's knees on the subway.

I'm also quite happy to walk if I've got enough time and the weather is not too hot.

I'd like to commute by bike in the future too, but that would require having access to secure bike parking and a shower at work.

[Zantetsuken]

I drive a car mostly everywhere....I love killing the environment!!!!

[redaxe]

bus, subway, taxi and scooter. honestly though, i probably use taxis the most just because they are available at all hours (unlike bus and subway) and can be ridden while drunk (unlike scooter).

[kiwiduncan]

[crossmr]

does real reality know you're trying to but into his market?

the bus is better than the subway in some situations. However if you're going from station to station on the same line without any transfers its usually better to stick with the subway. if you're going a long distance the subway is also better, at least part of the way as its not subject to random traffic.

But if you're cutting across town in a direction the subway doesn't go it can be a pain to work out the transfers or some of the stations have really long transfers (nowon for one, dongdaemun stadium can be long if you're going from the two outside stations to each other)

[VanIslander]

I do it all regularly.

I walk to work (10 minutes) and to the harbour downtown (3 minutes).
I taxi to the movie theater and thereabouts where parking is insane (2300 won each way)

I drive my jeep to E-mart at the edge of town and to all points further away, like going to Gohyeon on Geoje Island (20 minutes away) at least once or twice a week.

I express intercity bus to Seoul and Busan once every couple of full moons. I could drive, as I certainly zip my Korando up and down the coasts, but the thought of traffic and parking keeps my vehicle away from the big cities.

And I pedal bike along the coast just outside of Tongyeong once a week or so.

[orangepostit]

I don't think having a poll for this topic makes sense. Many people will chose a variety of different forms of transportation depending on what's best for the situation.

Usually I walk or take the subway.

If I'm under time restraints or if my destination is over 1 hour away by walking, likely I won't go there on foot.

I'm too terrified to drive in Korea (even if I had money for a car) I don't have a bike but am not sure I'd want to drive along side Korean drivers.

If I have a lot of groceries, I'll take a taxi. If I get offered a ride by a coteacher I often take them up on their offer.

Given where I live, subways make more sense than buses, but sometimes buses make more sense.

If an individual lives in a large city, does errands, buys things, and most importantly explores their city; it makes sense that they'd use different forms of transport.

[kiwiduncan]

[Big Mac]

I usually drive my car everywhere, but I live in a small city in Chungnam province. If I'm going into Seoul I usually take the bus.

When I lived in Seoul I never even thought about buying a car. I would take the subway or the bus or a taxi to wherever I needed to go. But when you live in the sticks your transportation needs are much different. I couldn't imagine getting around this place on a bus. I would also feel very trapped here without a car. There are nice beaches close by that you can only reach by car.

[coralreefer_1]

Typically I take the motorcycle to the subway station, then ride the subway to anywhere I need to go. Almost everyplace I need to go can be reached by subway (Daegu only has 2 lines) or a short taxi ride from the subway station nearest to my destination.

[phoneboothface]

[McGenghis]

I live in a fishing town in Gangwon-do, and can walk to my school in less time than it takes to shave a Korean. When I'm heading anywhere else, however, I take my bicycle. I can cruise past cabs and buses and only my stern calm in the face of impending death keeps me from being another greasy spot in the road.

One of the cons of growing bigger balls and riding a bike is that you are sitting on a bicycle seat with bigger balls.

TOS alert: By balls I obviously mean hobak, that miraculous vegetable (or is it a fruit?) that is both a pumpkin AND a squash. Squashed.

[definitely maybe]

live in uijeongbu, drive to work in pocheon. used to drive less, but having a young child who doesn't walk yet requires a bit more time in the car.