You only say that because of how it is, not how it could be.
Here in Sweden we have smaller busses that go outside the normal (which are pretty extensive themselves) areas that you call to book beforehand, they’re like vans with 10 seats that drive on demand to get you from where you are to the nearest mass transit point.
Combining every city having good buss networks well outside the main cities with the above mentioned and a train network throughout the whole country means you can get pretty much anywhere via public transit. I’ve traveled from my city, Gothenburg, to a very remote area near a place called Arvidsjaur which is 1,200km north of here like that. Starting with trams to a sleeper train to a buss to those on demand busses, I think it took about 16 hours in total.
There is a population density which would need to considered. Your country is about 6 times as dense per square km than mine. That’s does make public transit easier in some cases.
There is freedom of having one of your largest capital investments being a tool that depreciates the moment you purchase it and every time you use it, combining a variety of functions in such a way that all can be done, but none as well as something that just does one of them, while also requiring the majority of your attention to be spent on it and others using a similar device just to make sure everyone survives?
There is freedom in being able to hop in my vehicle and go most anywhere I want when I want, yes. I’d love for a train to run through my hamlet, but it doesn’t, and I doubt it ever will.
Maybe someday it will be possible but yeah rural areas probably need cars.
Although in parts of Europe they have pretty great bike path networks in the rural areas too. Might replace some trips to the neighbors or closer destinations.
Im all for ditching ice engines, and finding better alternatives, the downside is its over 2 hours by bike one way to the closest town. The other downside is being rural, power is super expensive, so even charging batteries sucks too
Oh for sure, the lack of robust public transit is really depressing. I’d love 15 minute cities where you can get everything you need within 15 minutes that would be amazing
I want that too, but im super rural, so no mass transit option for me
You only say that because of how it is, not how it could be.
Here in Sweden we have smaller busses that go outside the normal (which are pretty extensive themselves) areas that you call to book beforehand, they’re like vans with 10 seats that drive on demand to get you from where you are to the nearest mass transit point.
Combining every city having good buss networks well outside the main cities with the above mentioned and a train network throughout the whole country means you can get pretty much anywhere via public transit. I’ve traveled from my city, Gothenburg, to a very remote area near a place called Arvidsjaur which is 1,200km north of here like that. Starting with trams to a sleeper train to a buss to those on demand busses, I think it took about 16 hours in total.
There is a population density which would need to considered. Your country is about 6 times as dense per square km than mine. That’s does make public transit easier in some cases.
I’m also fairly rural, and work rural, too. Cars kind of suck, even when they’re required to do what you have to.
I genuinely like driving, and the freedom and comfort associated with cars tbh.
There is freedom of having one of your largest capital investments being a tool that depreciates the moment you purchase it and every time you use it, combining a variety of functions in such a way that all can be done, but none as well as something that just does one of them, while also requiring the majority of your attention to be spent on it and others using a similar device just to make sure everyone survives?
Okay, I guess.
There is freedom in being able to hop in my vehicle and go most anywhere I want when I want, yes. I’d love for a train to run through my hamlet, but it doesn’t, and I doubt it ever will.
Maybe someday it will be possible but yeah rural areas probably need cars.
Although in parts of Europe they have pretty great bike path networks in the rural areas too. Might replace some trips to the neighbors or closer destinations.
Im all for ditching ice engines, and finding better alternatives, the downside is its over 2 hours by bike one way to the closest town. The other downside is being rural, power is super expensive, so even charging batteries sucks too
Yeah I mean I’m known to meme about banning cars but keep in mind we’re talking about in cities. We know you will need them in some areas.
Oh for sure, the lack of robust public transit is really depressing. I’d love 15 minute cities where you can get everything you need within 15 minutes that would be amazing