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A comment on Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal shift from road to rail.

Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by your_drunk_dad on Sunday October 13, 2024 @11:16AM (#41828741)
No amount of subsidy will make me give up my car. Obviously I also use trains but having a car is just too convenient in some situations and in some places not having a car is just disability.
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Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by tgsovlerkhgsel on Sunday October 13, 2024 @04:06PM (#41831101)
The ticket achieves most of its goal even if you keep your car for the more annoying edge cases but move a significant fraction of your trips from car to rail.
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