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I live in a city that's often said to have the best public transit infrastructure in Europe and one of the best in the world. I still use my car to go shopping
by throwaway39491 3y ago
I live in a city that's often said to have the best public transit infrastructure in Europe and one of the best in the world.
I still use my car to go shopping and to transport myself. Carrying bags of groceries from the shop to the station, and from the station to my house is a lot of work and I'm not going to do that in bad weather.
And public transit is much slower than going by car. For example: My doctor (that I have to visit every 2 weeks) is 25 minutes away by car and 1.5h by public transit.
Don't trust stories about how you can work or read in public transit. The vehicles are so full in peak times that you're happy you at least get to fit into the vehicle.
And it's a thoroughly bad experience during summer, I am sensitive to smells and I just can't do it, the body odors are too much and I'd throw up immediately.
- antihero 3y agoI live in a city with one of the oldest but largest transport systems in Europe and if you’re near a rail (under or over ground) stop, public transport is usually quicker. For journeys within the inner zone, cycling is usually the next quickest and often quicker than public transit even. However, once you get to the outskirts (or late at night) and have to depend on the bus network, driving or private hire becomes quicker again.
- throwaway39491 3y agoI'm right next to rail, that's the 1.5h I was talking about. 3 changes on the way and the waiting time adds up.
- hansvm 3y agoReminds me of a city I used to live in. Their bus system was actually really good on average, but the worst-case routes had two 30-minute layovers. Even in -40F drifting snow it was faster to walk across the city than take those trips, and you'd only really take the bus if you had a lot to carry or wanted to avoid the elements.