Average American goes 26 minutes to his work , usually by car . Pretty effective if you ask me . I don ' t see any bikebus solution that could beat this and a photo isn ' t an argument . I really don ' t get car hating , you people share on this sub . In Europe getting to work is far more problematic , becouse cities aren ' t fit for cars that well and public transportwalking is just a lot slower unless you ' re really having VERY dense metro network . Maybe American cities went few steps to far with the sprawl , and these cities should be populated more densely , with local centres providing services , so you wouldn ' t have to use car always , but the car itself will keep the position of being the most effective way to get to your work .