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It didn't work in Germany. You have the impression that it worked because people are in holidays [1]. The trains are mostly overcrowded, partially working and t
by pelasaco 4y ago
It didn't work in Germany. You have the impression that it worked because people are in holidays [1]. The trains are mostly overcrowded, partially working and the work force is burned out[2].
TL;DR:
"The Transport Ministry is providing €2.5 billion over three months to compensate for the loss of revenue caused by the artificially low ticket price — and yet no money was made available for extra personnel, buses or trains." With that in mind, he does not see how the scheme can feasibly continue after August. At least not at €9 per ticket."
References:
[1] https://berlinspectator.com/2022/07/02/germany-summer-vacations-to-start-with-major-chaos-at-airports/ https://berlinspectator.com/2022/07/02/germany-summer-vacati...
[2] https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-9-euro-travel-ticket-success-or-failure/a-62329405 https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-9-euro-travel-ticket-success-...
- kstenerud 4y agoSo they learned on their first iteration how to do it better. Honestly, it's like everyone is desperately searching for that dark cloud of desapair... Point is, it reduced automobile use by a significant amount because people do prefer to use the train when the price is right. Which means that with appropriate subsidies you can seriously improve the existing transport infrastructure. 10B a year is a pittance compared to the good it would do - Especially with the looming energy crunch.
- pelasaco 4y agoNo they didn't learn about the iteration. Actually they learned, that the populism cannot be sustained (the plan should be named 90 euro ticket 1 euro/day, but for populism they "removed one zero"), again, they borrowed our money to be able to follow a populist agenda, but the Federal government said already that they won't be able to keep up with that: with a ridiculous excuse: "It is not a federal issue, but the federal states are responsible for that" https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/nachfolgemodell-neun-euro-ticket-103.html https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/nachfolgemodell-neun-euro-t... The results until now: 3/4 of the people still driving their cars: https://www.focus.de/auto/news/ergebnis-ueberrascht-umfrage-so-viele-autofahrer-steigen-wegen-9-euro-ticket-auf-bus-und-bahn-um_id_107940619.html https://www.focus.de/auto/news/ergebnis-ueberrascht-umfrage-.... So 2.5 billion euros (actually much more, see https://www.stern.de/panorama/-9-euro-ticket-macht-krank----sorge-ueber-zustand-der-deutschen-bahn-32548908.html https://www.stern.de/panorama/-9-euro-ticket-macht-krank----...) is the most expensive "almost free" train ticket in the world...