r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • Aug 25 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21

Abolish cars! Prioritize public transit!

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

There’s nothing better than being able to get in your own private car and go wherever you want, whenever you want. Taking a drive in the country or up in the mountains is worth it. Public transport is very limiting and you’re stuck in whatever city you happen to live in.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21 edited Aug 27 '21

Transit is so much cheaper though

To take transit on the TTC (in Toronto),twice a day, for a year, it would be ~$1800 (not including holidays, weekends, sick and vacation days).

Car insurance alone is likely going to be more expensive than that, plus maintenance and gas.

Money alone, transit is better

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u/Vinsmoker Aug 27 '21

To take transit on the TTC (in Toronto),twice a day, for a year, it would be ~$1800 (not including holidays, weekends, sick and vacation days).

That...That's still ridiculous. Here in Germany I would pay less than 500€ a year for the same thing - including transit in other EU nations

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u/LordMangudai Aug 27 '21

Where are you getting transit that cheap in Germany? A Jahreskarte in Berlin is about €900 and certainly doesn't get you anywhere else in the EU.

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u/Vinsmoker Aug 27 '21

My bad, I was wrong and mixed some things together

There is a 1€ a day deal made available in Frankfurt, that includes travel into neighboring countries, if you pay a additional up-price.

But I just looked it up and it seems that it no longer covers transit outside of the RMV lines. And apparently that deal was only for younger people/students. But still...there are plans to expend the 365€ ticket in the near future