• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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      Or maybe tell bosses that if your job can be done remotely it should be done remotely. Then there’s more room on the bus for people who need to be in meatspace to do their jobs.

  • Rambler@lemm.ee
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    Recently visited York (UK) and they have a fantastic bus system - and they’re electric.

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      Busses in my city are also going electric. So far only the local routes. The longer distance routes are still diesel

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    Ah, you should see buses in my city. Dirty, thirty years old, overpopulated graves on wheels with no air conditioners.

    Never again.

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    but this isn’t new technology where you can write a 100 bullshit news article about and prais it as the next big thing because it actually works and is efficient

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      if you don’t think 68 people trying to drive 68 cars on the same route is going to cause congestion on the roads, and thus “halting”, where do you think traffic jams come from?

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    That’s great when all those people live in the same block and go to work at the same company and have the same hours.

    But Frank lives 10 miles away and works on the other side of town. And Tim lives 3 towns over and works the night shift. Bill lives in the country and works 40 miles away. Eddy lost a leg in the war and while he is only 1/2 mile from the bus station, can’t walk that far with his disability.

    When it is convenient, it is convenient, but there’s a reason why when given the choice, most normal people will drive their car instead no matter what the nonsense in this subs likes to pretend is real.

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      Spoken like a true clueless 'murican. What the fuck do you think bus lines are?

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      Maybe your public transport infrastructure needs improvement? I don’t think this post wants to judge you— it’s advocating for public transport to be paid more attention. My cousin lives 3 towns away from her workplace— she commutes with a bus or jeepney. We have either buses, vans, or jeepneys; combined they operate 24/7. Hell, my university has students more than 5 municipalities away, the buses start operations early in the morning. Our classes start at 6:30 AM. Oh and btw, our buses have routes more than 300km. Maybe even more. Regarding Eddy, we have something in my country called a motorela or a tricycle, that operates locally in neighbourhoods. He won’t have to walk far, he just has to wait for one and let it deliver him to a waiting area.

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      can’t walk that far with his disability.

      Neither he can drive. Or in some countries even not allowed to.

      while he is only 1/2 mile from the bus station

      1. This is seriously fucked.
      2. Powered wheelchair.
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        Hand-controls are a thing. Eddy is perfectly fine driving his handi-van around. He’s not too keen on when motorcycles part in between the handicapped spots though.

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          Jessie got shot in the face in the war, his lack of depth perception from having one eye stops him from driving.

          Fred, Stephanie, Phil, Jack, and Masha all have severe hearing loss from the war (Jack’s is actually from training for the war), while they can still drive, it’s safer for them not too.

          Nick, Chloe, Phil (different Phil), and Jessie (same Jessie) all got blown up in the war, driving vehicles is extremely stressful for them. Being a passenger to varying less degrees. Trains don’t seem to trigger any reaction, and busses don’t for at least one of them (not sure about the others)

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    And never mind the rampant spread of bedbugs and disease, being exposed to violence and sexual assault, risking being arrested simply for angering the bus driver, being made late to work or even missing it entirely because of bus breakdowns, route changes or cancellations, or any number of problems that are more easily rectified with an electric car or a bike

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        Yes, they are inherent issues. You can’t control who goes on that bus and therefore can’t guarantee the safety of passengers. You can’t control whether buses break down or if the routes will change or not, so you can’t guarantee riders will get to work on time, if at all. And in many cities, bus service is so poor that jobs will not hire people who ride the bus for those reasons.

        You also can’t stop people from spreading bedbugs and disease, and we all saw how well you reacted to that during covid.

        Accept that you’re just wrong on this. No matter how much you want buses to be a viable solution, they just aren’t.

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    Yeah, but buses generally suck. Give me actual rail, thanks.

    The DC Metro was amazing.

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    Nobody is arguing it isn’t efficient. It’s a pain in the ass and I need to deal with randoms in public.

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      According to a study conducted in 1000 cities in 50 countries based on data from connected vehicles and phones. Not disagreeing with the premise but I expect there are plenty of other more “congested” cities, visit Manila or Jakarta for example. The UK should however definitely do more to fund its public infrastructure.

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        At least in my experience most of the traffic is people trying to go into London from commuter towns, and they’ll take the motorways not the streets

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    It makes a good point but only if your country actually has public transport.

    If you live somewhere with zero public transport, the car is your only option.

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      That’s why the post advocates for public transport. So that we can have better options.