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0 pointsfredophile5y ago0 comments

What cities do you regularly ride public transportation in? I've used public transportation in several major North American cities and disagree that public transportation is good enough. Most cities can do a lot to improve their public transit infrastructure.

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dvdkon5y ago

My comment was very Europe-centric, as the car is only for sale there, but I should've clarified my statement, sorry. From my experience here in the Czech Republic, most towns either have adequate public transport or are small enough that walking everywhere is viable.

GordonS5y ago

North America is unusual in that respect. For most, or at least a lot, of cities across Europe and Asia, there is good public transport.

ImprobableTruth5y ago

For some definition of 'good'. In Germany it's usable enough that you can live without it, but only if you don't really value your time and comfort. From my personal experience, only the Netherlands has a city structure and public transportation that truly makes a car redundant.

rsynnott5y ago

It's all relative. Living in Dublin, I'm always amazed at how good the public transport is in German cities when I visit (in particular, it's punctual enough that "take this tram, then wait three minutes and take that tram, then wait four minutes and take that train" type directions often work!).

And then again, I'm always amused when visiting Americans think Dublin's awful public transport is good :)

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