Germany will start one of the most affordable public transit offers in the world

Re:Germany will start one of the most affordable public tran... by mytailorisrich on Saturday April 29, 2023 @05:02PM (#35757153)

I get it you don't need that pass because you already get it cheaper. In fact I think very few people need a national pass and would rather prefer a cheaper local pass.

But the general point is that 49 euros a month to use public transport is dirt cheap and is definitely not a barrier, quite the opposite.

NB if a ticket is 3 euros it means 60/120 euros a month to commute daily without any discounted pass. Obviously, if you use only now and then the 3 euro ticket will be the cheapest option anyway...

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Re:Germany will start one of the most affordable public tran... by dathinab on Saturday April 29, 2023 @06:34PM (#35757920)

It is cheaper then the local pass they can get (by 15+€ per month).

It's not that the local pass is cheaper for them, it's that they use the transportation network so little that buying single tickets on demand is cheaper.

Which makes this whole argument kinda pointless.

I think they believe the 49€ ticket is an attempt to try to make driver stop using the car and use the public transport instead. But this isn't exactly the goal here.

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