Re:Amazon will allow many employees to work remotely indefin...
by xyzzyz on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:03PM
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> In Dublin, commuting to work via car has been falling since at least the late 90s, driven by increased traffic
Ah, the classic joke, "nobody drives in Manhattan; there is too much traffic there".
> The number of cars per capita is still, as far as I know, rising, but they're being used to commute to work less.
Alas, 75% of Irish workers commute by passenger car, either as driver or as passenger. Only 10% of workers commute using public transit. That's what I meant when I said that Europeans are very much car dependent too: even in Dublin, the capital, most of the workers drive, and small minority uses public transit. Outside Dublin, cars dominate even more.
Ah, the classic joke, "nobody drives in Manhattan; there is too much traffic there".
> The number of cars per capita is still, as far as I know, rising, but they're being used to commute to work less.
Alas, 75% of Irish workers commute by passenger car, either as driver or as passenger. Only 10% of workers commute using public transit. That's what I meant when I said that Europeans are very much car dependent too: even in Dublin, the capital, most of the workers drive, and small minority uses public transit. Outside Dublin, cars dominate even more.