Klimaticket: All public transport in Austria with a single ticket for 1095 EUR/y

Re:Klimaticket: All public transport in Austria with a singl... by pjerem on Thursday September 30, 2021 @11:48AM (#28707723)

> People don't generally joyride public transit unless they have no other options.

I think this really depends of the network you are talking about. In some European cities, public transit networks are a blast to use. If frequencies are high enough, and modalities are well connected, you can "ride" the city as easily and naturally on a metro/tram/bus as you would have done by walking. I've took a lot (a damn lot) of bus/trams just because they were there, passing by, and allowed me to save 3 or 4 minutes (with my annual ticket, price was never my mind).

(But I'm lucky enough to live in one of the lowest CO2 emitting countries in terms of energy mix.)

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Re:Klimaticket: All public transport in Austria with a singl... by ericbarrett on Thursday September 30, 2021 @11:56AM (#28707810)

Fair, not every city has public transit as "gritty" as NYC.

I do remember an UberPool trip I took. We got another passenger along the way. The driver ended up having to go 8 blocks out of our trip's path to pick up the passenger. She went 1 block and then got out. At least when you take a bus or tram out of convenience you are not being so wasteful.

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