Upvote if you don’t have a car,
Downvote if you do.
No I’m not farming karma, there’s no counter on Lemmy. This is the only way to run a poll.
Upvote if you don’t have a car,
Downvote if you do.
No I’m not farming karma, there’s no counter on Lemmy. This is the only way to run a poll.
We did without one for ten years but bought a 12 year old hybrid last year because some essential journeys became impossibly unreliable and expensive by public transport (thanks to entirely deliberate government action).
We did have to hire cars occasionally before that to get stuff to the tip and for rare trips that couldn’t be done by public transport.
It doesn’t get used for trips we can still do by bus or bike but train prices for the routes we use have doubled since the pandemic and, if both of us are travelling, it’s often just not financially feasible any more.
We live where we live because public transport is excellent here (and are fortunate enough to have a choice). But the trains are no longer a realistic option a lot of the time.
It’s really sad how some of the government thinks removing public transport accessibility is beneficial.
They do. To their donors.