The first servo I stopped at had run out of diesel. A tank normally costs me $100 less.
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What's the distance in kilometers? 40 minutes is enough to cross Amsterdam diagonally (from furthest side to furthest side). Or 15 minutes if you're in the same quarter as your destination. Works quite reliably at every time of the day, too.
Now I'm not saying that AU already has this problem fixed and the public transport and bike lanes are real options. In fact it's exactly what I'm talking about - you deserve better! I've visited AU just recently and part of me wants to relocate! ❤️ I really wish AU people would fight for their mobility rights like the Dutchies did in the 90's, and you'd have 3 modes of transport running concurrently - again I think you deserve it! But it's not my choice to make.
It’s just under 40km, each way. 3/4 of the time (and like >90% of the distance) is on the Monash Freeway.
Our biggest problem here is that we spent over a century building our cities ‘out’ rather than up - though given we have about as much landmass as all of continental Europe, it probably made sense at the time.
Now we are paying for our hubris through massively prolonged commutes to work and elsewhere.