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My take is that in many, if not most, cases people choose based on convenience and practicality unless one option is simply unaffordable. In Europe in general
by mytailorisrich 4y ago
My take is that in many, if not most, cases people choose based on convenience and practicality unless one option is simply unaffordable.
In Europe in general affordability of public transport is not the problem so I don't expect that decreasing prices will have a big effect on use.
- siva7 4y agoI would disagree. Public transportation isn't cheap either if you're not a student or have a company sponsor, in some cases even more expensive than having a car.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoI didn't claim it was 'cheap'. I wrote that people can afford it in the same way people can afford a car and that other concerns are often more important.
- pjmlp 4y agoIt surely is a problem and not everyone lives in the city center or in a nearby street with a public transport stop. Then there is the whole issue with timetables once one gets a few km away from city center, with only one connection per hour between 7 AM and 8 PM, for anything else there are taxis. Not every location in Europe is Amsterdam, Berlin, Milan,...
- kitkat_new 4y agoit is a problem, especially if you need a car anyways.