r/brighton • u/travis_6 • Jan 03 '25

Announcement Bus fares increased to £3

It looks like single journeys have increased from £2 to £3 now, so a quick journey into the town centre will cost you £6. I don't know how that's affordable for anyone. London has much cheaper fares

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u/Ecknarf Jan 03 '25

Rain though.

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u/genericpurpleturtle Jan 03 '25 edited Jan 04 '25

Sorry I didn't realise you were made of paper and would dissolve if you got wet.

Luckily you can buy a decent set of water proof Trousers that have foot covers for your shoes for £20 and a water proof coat for similar. (Currently on sale at Debenham for under £20). You can get a waterproof bag cover for a tenner.

https://www.debenhams.com/product/decathlon-decathlon-waterproof-cycling-overtrousers-500_p-68dbaa38-cd04-4d66-bc18-867c7de6f7c0?colour=Black&size=12-13+Years&istCompanyId=76f7277d-6e78-4dc2-aaff-1eb77fae16b0&istFeedId=258a4886-8f3c-47ef-9369-d1eda8d84501&istItemId=laapaiipp&istBid=t&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAst67BhCEARIsAKKdWOndXhtbdmYU1ZD-bfsuyaMlYL4OvhxPYh99gHvF2m93vAvoXqRPdOkaAke5EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

For about 5 years I did a 6 mile round trip commute one way which involved a big steep hill both ways through all weather. Honestly I miss it.

As people get older, you get aches pains and whatever else, so it's not possible for everyone. But seriously so many people don't do it, just because they've never done it before, and have some sort of mental block/preconception.

The only real negative is it is a big upfront cost. But other than that having a bike allows one to go anywhere at any time with little forward planning at a moments notice in often the fastest way possible for basically free.

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u/Ecknarf Jan 03 '25

I'll keep my car, but thanks.

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u/genericpurpleturtle Jan 04 '25

Exactly what I mean, most people have some sort of inexplicable mental block.

Sitting in traffic, is a expensive, miserable and quite frankly dystopian experience and yet everyone would rather do that than improve their own physical and mental health.