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European cities are outstanding in terms of public transportation. A significant portion of the developed world has to deal with long, frequent commutes, or le
by omginternets 3y ago
European cities are outstanding in terms of public transportation. A significant portion of the developed world has to deal with long, frequent commutes, or less-dense, less-reliable public transportation.
In the aggregate, Americans, Aussies, Russians, Chinese, South Africans, Brazilians, etc need cars in a way that English, French, German and Italian generally don't.
- tonyedgecombe 3y ago>European cities are outstanding in terms of public transportation. The UK isn't. I mean it's better than the US but way behind the rest of Western Europe.
- omginternets 3y agoYou're missing my point. On a world scale, the UK has outstanding public transportation. Corollary: much of the world needs a car in a way that you don't.
- tonyedgecombe 3y agoWell you lumped the UK in with France, Germany and Italy. I'm not sure about Italy but the UK is way behind France and Germany. >Corollary: much of the world needs a car in a way that you don't. I live without a car in the UK and can tell you it isn't easy. I manage because I'm prepared to ride a bike on reasonably busy roads and I'm time rich. The public transport is irregular, indirect and unreliable. The only exception is London.
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- omginternets 3y agoYes, I’m speaking in generalities. Your specific case isn’t terribly relevant.