Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years ago[image] Cars are an incredibly inefficient way to move peoplelemmy.worldimagemessage-square68linkfedilinkarrow-up1643arrow-down153
arrow-up1590arrow-down1image[image] Cars are an incredibly inefficient way to move peoplelemmy.worldFried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square68linkfedilink
minus-squareKevonLooney@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years agoBecause a bus that serves a town of 500 people will come once an hour, at most. Also, many people can’t walk far to/from the one bus stop. Busses do not solve a problem in small towns, because there is no traffic and plenty of parking.
minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoSwitzerland has rail that serves small towns and it’s pretty frequent: https://youtu.be/muPcHs-E4qc
Because a bus that serves a town of 500 people will come once an hour, at most. Also, many people can’t walk far to/from the one bus stop. Busses do not solve a problem in small towns, because there is no traffic and plenty of parking.
Switzerland has rail that serves small towns and it’s pretty frequent: https://youtu.be/muPcHs-E4qc