The votes are in… 226 votes to be exact!

The question? When did you start taking transit?

The answers varied, but the front runner ended up being the youngest ages! Between birth and five-years-old garnered 35% of the vote. That’s so awesome!

In second with 22%, we have school-aged children between 6 and 12 years of age and following close behind for third are the teenage years at 21%.

What I loved so much about this poll was reading all the comments on the blog and on Facebook as to why you started taking transit when you did.

Here are some of the stories riders have shared:

“I’ve been riding I was about 2, my mom was one of the very few women drivers back in the early 80s. My son took his first bus ride when he was 4 days old. He’s a year old now and still a daily rider.” – Arwen

“I live in Surrey and my boyfriend lives in Coquitlam, neither of us drive. I started taking transit when I started dating him just over a year ago. I have to transfer 4 times taking buses and SkyTrains but if it weren’t for transit our relationship wouldn’t be possible. <3” – Sam

“After moving halfway across town, transit allowed me to continue going to the same high school when I was a teenager. Using the Upass through university was a great, affordable way to get around, and then taking transit to work once I graduated helped me to avoid the expenses associated with owning a car. Although I bought my first car when I was 26, transit is still my preferred mode of transport.” – Cody

Thank you to everyone who voted and shared their transit history with us!

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Author: Adrienne Coling