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Paweron t1_iuxmohq wrote

Reply to comment by SatansPrGuy in Germany to introduce 49 EUR/month travel ticket for short-and-medium-distance public transportation nationwide by nebendachs

That costs 700€ for 3 months though because it includes long distance connections

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SatansPrGuy t1_iuxnvee wrote

Oh I see, well for three months of travel it's probably cheaper than what I spent on my gas for 3 months but yeah definitely not affordable for a lower middle-class person.

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IceColdPorkSoda t1_iuxqrkn wrote

Very affordable vs gas, maintenance, and carrying insurance. Never any big surprises like, “My transmission needs to be repaired and it’ll cost 3000 euros. If you can live life using only public transport and don’t have to own a car at all that is huge cost savings.

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SatansPrGuy t1_iuxzw21 wrote

Yeah. Hopefully, our high-speed rail will actually get built in California. Otherwise, we have no public transport that actually gets you somewhere you would want to go.

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FightOnForUsc t1_iuyoysl wrote

The unfortunate problem is, even when you get there we have shitty public transportation on the other end. A lot of that is because the cities aren’t designed well for public transportation

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IceColdPorkSoda t1_iuzqt35 wrote

I’m with you there bud. It’s sad to see how quickly things can get built in other places and how good public transportation can be. Come back to California and nothing gets done because it all gets litigated to death.

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SatansPrGuy t1_iuzuga4 wrote

Yeah, I love it here but we have too much red tape. It's just a turn off for people who would want to come here. It's such an awesome state and it could be even better!

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ulf5576 t1_iuz6x7x wrote

yesterday i drove a route in 48 minutes which would have taken me 8h30mins with public transportation

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