Does anyone enjoy their daily commute?
You might take a good book, podcast or favourite TV show along with you, or may use the time to catch up with friends on social media, but recent research has shown that a lot of us face frustrations on our daily commute.
With more than 900,000 people in London, and more than 600,000 in the south east, commuting for two hours or more a day, it’s not surprising that we find that certain things wind us up – and usually it’s our fellow commuters.
The biggest peeve for commuters using public transport was people who push on without letting others off first, said 30 per cent of those asked in a survey by OSV.
Next on the list of offences was leaving rubbish on public transport, which got the goat of 18 per cent of travellers, closely followed by 17 per cent saying that other passengers’ loud music annoyed them.
We’d be forgiven in the UK for getting annoyed by the price of our commute on public transport too.
Data collected by the TUC earlier this year shows that compared with the rest of Europe, we pay up to six times more of our salaries on rail fares.
London commuters can expect to spend around 14 per cent of an average salary on a monthly season ticket costing £387, compared to just two per cent in France, three per cent in Italy and Germany and four per cent in Spain.
It’s not just public transport commuters who experience frustrations, of course.
People who use their phones while driving are the worst thing about their commute for 27.8 per cent of workers who commute by car, with being stuck in traffic a close second with 27.2 per cent.
Also on the list were other drivers forgetting to indicate (14 per cent) and driving below the speed limit (13 per cent).
What’s the most annoying thing about your commute? Add your comments below.
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