Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh...
by geysersam on Sunday October 13, 2024 @04:13AM
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Everyone who don't own a car have significantly less access to roads than someone who do.
Of course it's possible to compare the advantages and drawbacks of different modes of transport. No society can function without roads, but it's still a question of priorities.
Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh...
by jjav on Sunday October 13, 2024 @01:22PM
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> Everyone who don't own a car have significantly less access to roads than someone who do.
Most weeks I spend more hours cycling on these roads than driving.
Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh...
by geysersam on Sunday October 13, 2024 @01:36PM
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Imagine how much less maintenance cost your biking causes than driving a car.
Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh...
by jjav on Monday October 14, 2024 @03:45AM
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A lot less! So we (society) should be promoting cycling as much as feasible. Also bike parking, which is often forgotten. My town is very bike friendly in nearly every way, except there's no secure bike parking which limits which stores I can bike to.
Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh...
by The_Colonel on Sunday October 13, 2024 @05:21AM
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> Everyone has access to a road. Not everyone has access to rail.
Similar argument can be made about highways to which not everybody has (direct) access, they are not a matter of life and death for most businesses and are heavily subsidized.
There is basically no way to compare rail vs roads and making some arguments based on that.