Re:Germany’s ultra-cheap train ticket saved 1.8M tons of CO2
by kitkat_new on Thursday September 01, 2022 @09:57AM
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living in Germany: replaced my remaining car trips with train+bike (bike - train bike) - still sucked, but at least it was cheaper than going by car. I do everyday tasks tasks entirely by bike.
There is a significant risk that you couldn't enter, because there are too many people. Sucks if you have to take multiple trains in a row, then strand somewhere in the middle of the route, and the next train will not drive for an hour or even not before the next day
The trains drive quite slowly (100 km/h?). Overall trip time 2-3 car trip time.
Trains were almost always late. You had to pray to be on time for the follow up train despite 10+min gaps. Often the follow up train was late too, which ironically helped.
Extra bike tickets were necessary, with local rules and tickets.
You don't know if you get a seat let alone a table or WiFi, so productivity is close to zero.
There is a significant risk that you couldn't enter, because there are too many people. Sucks if you have to take multiple trains in a row, then strand somewhere in the middle of the route, and the next train will not drive for an hour or even not before the next day
The trains drive quite slowly (100 km/h?). Overall trip time 2-3 car trip time.
Trains were almost always late. You had to pray to be on time for the follow up train despite 10+min gaps. Often the follow up train was late too, which ironically helped.
Extra bike tickets were necessary, with local rules and tickets.
You don't know if you get a seat let alone a table or WiFi, so productivity is close to zero.