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Actually, what surprised me most about this article is the percentage of people that use public transport (it's displayed in one of the tables in the article).
by chestnut-tree 13y ago
Actually, what surprised me most about this article is the percentage of people that use public transport (it's displayed in one of the tables in the article).
The UK has one of the lowest subsidies for public transport compared to other European countries. We also have the highest fares. And yet, more people in the UK travel by public transport than Germany and France - two countries with much higher rail subsidies, modern high-speed rail services and lower fares. That just doesn't seem to make sense!
- GlennS 13y agoPotentially a population density thing? Public transport makes more sense if people are more packed in, because the stations are more likely to be 1) close to the things you wants to go to and 2) close to your house. Meanwhile, private transport becomes less attractive because of traffic jams.