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[–] 32 points 3 years ago (5 children)

I can spend 17 minutes driving to work, or 1.5 hours catching buses. Easy choice for me.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    Right, that's why we need to stop subsidizing streets and roads, make users pay the cost of them, and put the tax money toward transit. It's really impossible to ask anybody but the most devoted to make extremely inconvenient choices. Certainly, there are some lunatics who'd drive a car even if it took 1.5 hours, but most people would choose the 17 minute bus.

    Cheaper, sustainable, safer, better for mental health, better for non-drivers (children, elderly, disabled). It just makes sense.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago

    I also had a commute of about 17min with car. The same route with an electric bike takes me 35min. I'm not out of breath with it and I still have some exercise. I still take my car when it rains.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    Alot of people forget that just becuase a bus commute works for them doesn't mean it works for everyone.

    Alot of people have a legitimate reason for owning a car, and if we want then to use public transit then we need public transit to fit their needs in travelling.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    But if there was more demand for public transport, don't you think they would increase the supply?

    And if there are more bus lines, you would only need like 30 minutes instead to get to work.

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