Irland verzeichnete in der EU den zweithäufigsten Anteil an Transportmitteln mit Bussen, Trainern oder Trolleybusen (15,4% der gesamten Passagierkilometrien)
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Von NanorH
Irland verzeichnete in der EU den zweithäufigsten Anteil an Transportmitteln mit Bussen, Trainern oder Trolleybusen (15,4% der gesamten Passagierkilometrien)
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Von NanorH
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It’s because we’ve no shagging metro
It’s true but I looked into this before. We have a high share when you measure it by kilometers, but if you do it by number of trips it’s just 4% for 2023. Basically Irish people use public transport less often but travel long distances when they do.
Head to page 21: [https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NTA_NHTS2023_IpsosBA_Report_27August2024.pdf](https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NTA_NHTS2023_IpsosBA_Report_27August2024.pdf)
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I don’t think thats the brag they think it is. No rail system of note, no metro of worthiness. Being forced on busses as the only poorly managed public transport system is not something i would wave flags about
It’s one of the main arguments for Metro Link that is never said.
We have a chronic shortage of bus drivers, even with the State really pushing in recent years for expansion of services.
Being automated, Metro Link will release significant manpower back for other bus service uses.
It’s because we have a shit rail system
And that’s a really sad thing. It’s to compensate for the lack of other public transport. I don’t like sitting in busses for hours just to go to work from North Dublin to South Dublin. But there is absolutely no other way for me to make this journey that also saves time, except if I drive a car or bike for 10km one way without good cycling infra in place. Busses at the moment in Ireland are a compensatory mechanism for the lack of transport planning to assist the daily commute. This should change.
Conveniently trams are left out of this summary.
Also there are no other options really here than buses and cars. Maybe the Luas and some trains locally.
So, surprise…
Because we don’t walk enough.
Mostly because we’re so incredibly lacking in trains.
I mean people here take the bus to places that even trains go to, cause the trains don’t stop close to where people live or the train station does not act as a transport hub to serve the local community.
Like I’ve many friends from blanchardstown, which has a train station. Never took the train to blanch, even though I live next to Connoly. This is the case with many of the towns near Dublin in my opinion.
Also, visiting friends further out of Dublin, usually a bus goes directly whereas taking a train would mean a risky transfer where I risk waiting 1-2 hours for the next bus…
Where i live we have electric buses pass every 1/2 hour minimum followed by diesel security vans. Buses have only a handful of people on them.