Ride TriMet and “catch up on sleep”?
Posted by Christian in TriMet on Jan 8th, 2010 | 9 commentsI was reading TriMet’s Switching to Public Transit Saves Money page and something didn’t compute:
“In addition to all the extra money you’ll have, having TriMet deliver you safely to your destination will give you the extra time you need to meet your other New Year’s resolutions—relax, read more and catch up on sleep.”
Sometimes I can relax a bit on the bus (usually, on a packed bus, you can’t really relax) and I can usually get some reading time on my Kindle in the morning commute… but “catch up on sleep”?! I’m sorry, I don’t think so! I have to get up earlier and take a bus that takes 35 minutes to get to a stop that is a 10 minute walk to my final destination. If I were to take a car, it would take me about 15 minutes total.
I’m not complaining about how public transportation takes more time than taking a car (I can bike faster to / from work as well), but I am finding it kind of funny about being able to “catch up on sleep” by taking public transportation. Do they mean sleeping on the bus or MAX to catch up on sleep?
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Sleep on the bus/MAX. Make sure to set an alarm to wake up before you pass your stop though
Never slept on the bus before? It’s pretty relaxing when there’s hardly anybody on, actually.
While I wouldn’t choose TriMet in order to catch up on sleep, I have slept on MAX or the bus many times. Well, more like napped, but still.
When I was living in Japan, I couldn’t figure out why people always slept on the trains. First time I sat in them during winter, I found out. They heat the seats! It makes you want to sleep soon after you sit in it.
Anyways, I could probably catch up on my z’s since my commute time is over 2 hours. TriMet needs to run a rapid train from hillsboro to portland!
Besides time-based alarms, there’s also iNap, which Fred Hansen, Joesph Rose and others have noted, though really any location-based alarm program would work. But I’ve heard that, at least in Washington, sleeping on a bus is against the law.
I always sleep on the MAX. I’m usually out in just a few minutes.
To all that say they sleep on the MAX and bus – holy cow. I had no idea! I’ve never done it… never really had the chance, either (packed whenever I ride).
I don’t “catch up on sleep” while riding TriMet, however, it’s really easy to nap on bus or max when you regularly spend 2-4 hours a day on the system. Including congestion, wrecks, equipment failures, etc, and some calming tunes through earbuds…just don’t forget to wake up before your stop!
I don’t “catch up on sleep” while riding Tri-Met either. It’s too easy for someone to snatch something I might be carrying.