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Do you want people to use their car more? Because this is how you get people to use their car more.
Why would you take your car instead of the train in this case? If you were going to fly anyway then the train makes sense. A car would be slower, you have to drive it yourself, and deal with storing it at your location.
I am German. So I have the "reliability" od German trains at the back of my mind.
Using cars over planes still sounds like an improvement to me, actually
As soon as you have at least 2 people in the car, yes. A plane's fuel consumtpion per pessenger is about that of a car, if the plane is at capacity.
How do you figure that?
I am German. So I have the “reliability” od German trains at the back of my mind.