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

Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by The_Colonel on Saturday October 19, 2024 @01:29PM (#41889163)
Another bad-faith argument. A built-up railway network is not incompatible with a built-up road network. Many countries have both working together (each serving use cases with their own strengths).
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Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by pfdietz on Thursday October 31, 2024 @08:42AM (#42006314)
They are economically incompatible. Local rail links declined because the customers who would use them used road vehicles instead.
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