Name: COVID-19 has changed the way we commute
Uploaded: 2021-04-12
Duration: 2 min 59 s
Description: Jenni Newman of Cars.com explains how.

COVID-19 has changed the way we commute

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station. I went from this to this, which led me to making a transportation switch to this, The word commute has changed. And for some people, these changes could be permanent cars.com found that 66 of workers are saving valuable time on their commute because they're now working from home and these workers are saving up to an hour or more a day by not commuting. And of course fighting significant time to spend at home with their families, those new puppies, whomever, when workers return to their offices, we're going to see a slower adoption of public transportation and we'll see a continued reliance on personal vehicles as it's going to take awhile or, you know, commuters to feel comfortable getting into public transportation, trains or airplanes. Again, clearly one of the things the pandemic is going to change is the number of days a week on average that white collar professional workers will report to uh, to an office. So the utility of a monthly commuter ticket is less valuable disinfecting uh is I think it's fair to say the M. T. A. Has been a leader nationally and internationally and an innovator we're proud of that. Other factors that are encouraging consumers to get behind the wheel instead of taking public transportation. Our freedom and safety cars have become during this pandemic, that mobile bubble and it offers a safe way to get out of the house and get you know, run an errand or even just take a break from being inside your home for walls. Part of the question mark about what post pandemic looks like as more people are turning to their personal cars is some of the softer things that we don't always think about, right? Like uh if you're living in a city where am I parking my car at night or during the day and what are those costs involved? What is what is my car insurance looks like? What are my commute time? What is the point at which it becomes too long? That will affect what you're paying on a monthly basis? And that's a really important thing providers to remember as well. The pandemic, permanent changes. You know, we have yet to know how it's going to affect our lives going forward, but I think it's safe to say that americans revived love affair with their personal cars and car ownership will endure.