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[-] doofer_name@feddit.de 83 points 1 year ago

I hate point 2 and 3.

I have an avarage travel of 45-55 minutes from my home city to the city I work in. By car and by train, while the train is usually on the slower end. It takes about 20-30 minutes to get from my home to the train station by taking the bus or riding the bike. When taking the bus I also have to factor in about 15 minutes between arrival at the station and departure of the train. Then there is another 20 minutes from the train station at destination to my place of work. So it takes me 40-65 minutes longer taking the train
 twice a day, making it 1:20-2:10h a day (when Im lucky bc trains over here have frequent delays). One hour ish doesn’t sound like much? Well you’ll feel it if you working 11-12h a shift or a 9-10 hour a day in a normal 9 to 5 job (starting work at around 7 a.m.).

Then there is a neat little think called night or late shifts. There is no way I’m gonna take the train here. They either take an hour longer or the bus at my home city does not drive anymore on the way back.

Demand better public transportation. Demand functioning trains and frequent bus and tram connections. But do not tell people that need to take the car for whatever reason, that they should just take the worse option and make them feel like the problem.

I hate cars. I hate driving. And I love taking the train or taking the bike within my city. But sometimes I just have to take the car. That is not my fault tho, since public transportation is not the main focus of politics over here. And thats what needs to change globally.

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I tried taking my family out on a weekend on transit. 40 minutes wait for a bus that had any room, an hour to travel 10km, and it cost us $10 each way for the family. I live in a major city but our transit is trash. It's not fit for a city of this size.

[-] ahto@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

It’s not fit for a city of this size.

Tokyo would like to have a word with you. It's not public transit in and of itself that is the issue, it's the implementation.

[-] candybrie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I think you read that wrong. They aren't saying public transit doesn't work in a city that size, but the public transit in their city isn't up to the standard it should be for a city that size.

[-] ahto@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

You're right, I see it now. My bad!

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