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You know what Switzerland has a lot of? And yet they have an incredibly fine-grained train network. Almost every mountain has a tunnel through it or a train to
by mcv 3y ago
You know what Switzerland has a lot of? And yet they have an incredibly fine-grained train network. Almost every mountain has a tunnel through it or a train to the top. And they all go on time, except for the trains coming from Germany. Swiss trains don't go every 10 minutes like in some countries, but they're very reliable and a great way to visit even fairly remote parts of the country, some of which are inaccessible by car.
Of course not every tiny village has a train station, and the ones that do tend to be very touristy, but you can cover a lot with a mix of trains and buses.
- hutzlibu 3y ago"but you can cover a lot with a mix of trains and buses." Sure and I never debated that and I like Switzerland. But as far as I know, they also have a lot of cars. So both is needed, not either or. And yes please, wherever something from a car can be put on a train, it should be done. Every car less on the road, makes it more attractive for (e-) bikes and people walking.
- palata 3y ago> So both is needed, not either or. Well I never meant "either or". But we should invest much more into public transportation and much less into cars (and planes). And for those who do need a car (because when you live in the countryside, you may need a car indeed), we need to transition to small electric vehicles (which Teslas are not).