LONDON – As well as providing an opportunity for Britain's capital to show off its orderly queuing skills, a tube strike day is also a chance for Londoners to get inventive with their means of transport.
Because buses and trains are all very well and good, but they're not particularly exciting or creative, are they? And if you're going to struggle horrendously to get into work for the day, you might as well do it in style.
1. By Penny Farthing
Who Needs The Tube Anyway #AlternativeMeansOfTransport #PennyFarthing #Retro #Transport #TubeStrike A photo posted by Emma Jones (@emmajones314) on Aug 6, 2015 at 1:31am PDT
2. By strange bike
Desperate measures & all that...I've borrowed a bike made of bamboo to get to work (à la Blue Peter) #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/eEl5icQmWo— Liam Conroy (@LiamMConroy) August 6, 2015
3. By boat (this one actually looks like a pretty good option)
Could get used to getting the boat to work every morning #TubeStrike A photo posted by 2C (@2c_tt) on Aug 6, 2015 at 12:29am PDT
I'm on a boat: Part 2 #tubestrike A photo posted by Sergio Padierna Calvo (@dimquare) on Aug 6, 2015 at 1:24am PDT
4. By rowing boat
Creative travel solutions #tubestrike #obligatoryhashtags A photo posted by Emma Smith (@moglie29) on Aug 6, 2015 at 12:26am PDT
5. On one wheel
Just saw a guy riding a unicycle to work. A UNICYCLE #tubestrike— tatiana sieff (@tatsieff) August 6, 2015
6. On no wheels
#tubestrike A video posted by Ansis_k (@ansis_k) on Aug 6, 2015 at 2:15am PDT
7. By, er, whatever this thing is
Thats one way to beat the #tubestrike A photo posted by Ryan Forde (@ryanfordevp) on Aug 6, 2015 at 2:00am PDT
8. Marathon-style walking
The Marathon Walk to Work ...sponsored by TFL...#tubestrike #thewalktowork #twtw #thelonontubestrike we decided people needed a bit of support on the tube strike... A photo posted by Zoe Nash (@missionwhynot) on Aug 6, 2015 at 1:58am PDT
The Marathon Walk to Work ...sponsored by TFL...#tubestrike #thewalktowork #twtw #thelonontubestrike we decided people needed a bit of support on the tube strike... A photo posted by Zoe Nash (@missionwhynot) on Aug 6, 2015 at 1:54am PDT
9. By horse
#tubestrike madness - people get to work by horse (in east London obviously) A photo posted by Sarah Phillips (@sairphillips) on Aug 6, 2015 at 12:36am PDT
10. By skateboard
#tubestrike means an alternative mode of transport #whrn #cometskateboards #seersucker #converse #jackpurcell A photo posted by @lucasnicholson on Aug 6, 2015 at 1:57am PDT
#tubestrike made me do it. A photo posted by Alex (@al3xyoung) on Aug 6, 2015 at 1:04am PDT
11. By Harley
#tubestrike what tubestrike? #myhero A photo posted by Lila (@lilalush) on Aug 6, 2015 at 1:49am PDT
12. By rickshaw
Are you beating the #TubeStrike? #SurviveTheStrike Photo credit: @jemskiholli A photo posted by Payfriendz (@payfriendz) on Aug 6, 2015 at 1:36am PDT
13. By electric car
A brilliant idea from Renault - Free #twizy shuttles driving round London today offering lifts to stranded commuters #tubestrike #tfl A photo posted by @bambilash on Aug 6, 2015 at 1:17am PDT
A baby Batmobile #tubestrike #roadtoparkstreet A photo posted by Mike Bloys (@bridportboy) on Aug 6, 2015 at 1:00am PDT
14. And, finally, by Quad bike
Hands down the best way to deal with the #tfl #tubestrike. Everyone else,thanks for playing. A photo posted by Kyung-Jin Jennifer Lee (@kjjlee) on Aug 5, 2015 at 10:49pm PDT