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Not really. It's not about starting a lot of public transport companies, more about expanding the existing ones. Public transport is heavily regulated in German
by dx034 9y ago
Not really. It's not about starting a lot of public transport companies, more about expanding the existing ones. Public transport is heavily regulated in Germany, you won't find more than one provider in most cities (mostly because it's loss making).
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoAgain, expanding a losing (low ridership?) business is unlikely to reduce total cars on the road?
- dx034 9y agoIt's not low ridership, it's mostly losing money due to low prices. A large group of people tends to get free transport (university students, children, the elderly, disabled people) which means that in the end, only part of those using the system actually pay. Monthly tickets are also often heavily discounted (not in all cities though).
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoGood to know. Still I wonder how many of those folks would have driven a car. Don't get me wrong; public transport is a great thing. But just pasting it onto a culture of driving cars is going to fail, at least at the start.
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