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⌈ Secret Post #5888 ⌋

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Re: Fuck Elon Musk with a cactus

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ayrt (i'm from the uk)

most of the uk is simply not set up for public transport; sure, it's decent enough in london (which is why journalists constantly insist it's the greatest thing since sliced bread - because they're all based in london) but outside of the major cities (and even within most of them) it's a joke

take a route i used to do fairly often; hunstanton (small seaside town where i lived) to kings lynn (where everything worth paying attention to was; entertainment, employment, etc) in norfolk - a sixteen mile trip. the bus takes three times as long as driving because in order to make it a financially viable service - and to provide the service - it has to be a route for everyone and everywhere in between as well. increasing the service frequency (two per hour each way), speed and time range (7am to 10pm - if you need to get a bus for an early shift at the hospital then tough shit buddy) inevitably costs money, and they're struggling to maintain viability as it is

and that's just a short sixteen mile fifty minute journey; try going any further than that and it only gets worse (a museum trip from hunstanton to norwich by public transport, for instance, is a bus and two trains, taking three hours for a journey of forty-five miles (by road) and costing an absolute fortune)

this isn't a one-off; this situation recurs all over the country. there's constant talk of "why don't we have japanese-style bullet trains running the length of the uk", and the big reason is that a viable service in the uk can't make enough money running point to point over the distance that makes high speed worth it (look at the shambles that is hs2); everything has to stop everywhere to be a one-size-fits-all solution

factor in industrial action (some part of the train crew is always on strike), arbitrary delays due to (among other things) chavs stealing metals, covid, and the fact that you've still got to get from each end to your start and destination? doesn't matter how much money you throw at it, public transport will never be able to supplant private (especially if you happen to be carrying something bigger than a breadbox)