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@threecoloured@troet.cafe @jmaris@eupolicy.social
I wonder in which country except Switzerland. Even in Austia, where there's a rather good train system, many prefer to stand in traffic jams.
And in many European countries, it's even worse than here. The trains might be better on time, but often there are only few.
OK, still better than in the USA, but that's easy.1. French railway system is reliable, fast (TGV) and punctual... when there are no strikes. France has a long history with railway, pity it is too centralized around Paris which is efficient but not resilient. Also, it is not dense enough making car remaining a necessity for many.
2. Czech railway system is unreliable, slow and cheap... but you can get anywhere as long as are not in a hurry. The Czech railway network allows you to live car free. -
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This isn't the reason I swore off cars 50 years ago. But it's certainly one to add to the list....
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@jmaris This always makes me wonder what freedom they refer to. The only "freedom" I can think of that they have and we don't is to freely own guns.
And then they have a lot of other restrictions that we don't have. So... do they really think like this?
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@mort @jmaris @threecoloured trains are great if you're living in the city and your destination is a city as well. Or another location with a good train connection like airport or some lucky tourist site. If you're not living or going to these places, riding a train means waiting a lot at cold, windy and dirty train stations among a sea of strangers while switching trains, hoping the train makes it on time. I like public transport, but when at home, I do very much prefer individual transport.
@durchaus @mort @threecoloured that really depends on where you live.
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@jmaris True freedom is to belong somewhere.
True freedom is being able to do the right thing.
I'll never forget how it felt sitting on a train as it raced through the forest at night between Salzburg and Munich, but nowadays it would have to stop at the German border for a passport check.
Wish we could still be smug about living in Europe.
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@jmaris in what alpine area do we have tracks rated for 200 mph? not in Austria that's for sure.
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