17 Jun 08 Car pooling anyone?
I rarely drive to my uni. I usually go with my auntie and my cousin. So normally three of us will always take one car and go to KL. When I finish my class I’ll wait for my auntie and cousin. If somehow my class finish late, then they’ll wait for me. So I can say that we always practice car pooling. It’s a great thing to do to minimize the congestion.
Of course sometime I go by my own when I need to get back really early or be very late. I usually will drive to KL.
Why didn’t I took public transport?
Ok. I live with my uncle and auntie at Bandar Country Homes, Rawang. I had to walk around 5 km (or so) to go to the nearest bus stop. Then take the bus directly to KL or go to Rawang and took the KTM Komuter. Usually I’ll go by KTM Komuter. Time spend to walk around half an hour, wait for bus to move around 5 - 20 minutes. Arrive at Rawang around 30 minutes later (if no traffic jam). Then wait for KTM Komuter, sometime quick sometime slow. Let say around 20 minutes or so. From Rawang to KL by using KTM Komuter really slow… I don’t know how long, an hour or two? From Bandaraya station I walk to my uni. That is around another 30 minutes or so.
Total ? 30 + 20 + 30 + 20 + 100 + 30 = Almost 4 hours.
Ok. Illogically. Usually I go out from house at around 6 am, arrive my uni at around 8 am. So 2 hours. My calculations is based on the worst situation. So there it goes, it would take 4 hours. And usually it took 2 hours to reach KL from Bandar Country Homes by public transport.
If I drive and I’ll go out early, it took around 1 hour to reach KL. So drive is the better options. Unless the public transport is upgraded to serve better. I think most of the time loss is at KTM Komuter. Very slow from Sungai Buloh towards KL. Is KTM Komuter design to be that slow?
Until public transport is more efficient, car pooling is the other alternative to the rising of fuel price. You should try it!
Tags: Bandar Country Homes, Bus, car pooling, KTM Komuter, Rawang, Walking
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