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No. No you do not. You need to force your local governments to campaign for better public transport and infrastructure.

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[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Even within a city, bus travel is usually much slower than a car. Because you have to wait to get on the bus, and then the bus is making many stops along the way to load and unload. And it probably also isn't going directly to where you need to go and probably doesn't stop directly in front of where you live, so you need to add walking/bike riding to the beginning and end of the trip.

I'm a big proponent of bus travel, but let's not kid ourselves here -- choosing the bus can easily make a 30 minute car ride into a 2 hour bus ride overall.

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)
  • Walking can take you nearly anywhere, but it's slow
  • Biking can take you somewhat fewer places and is faster
  • Driving further restricts your access and improves speed
  • Buses restrict your access again, but without improving speed. They have other benefits, but if your only concerns are versatility and speed, they aren't in the natural progression.
  • Trains, however, can be a lot faster than cars, at the usual cost of going fewer places.

The solution, as it often is, is to use more trains. Also, walking and bike tunnels. Weather is often a reason why I don't walk or bike.