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Queensland's 50-cent public transport trial raises concerns over access, frequency and connectivity between services (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 3 months ago by Zagorath@aussie.zone to c/brisbane@aussie.zone

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[–] trk@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, this is why I don't public transport...

And that's assuming no one has jumped in front of a train, left their car in front of a train, the train drivers have had a strike for more money and less trains, a power outage has stopped a train, a software error has stopped a train, or one of the countless other reasons the trains all grind to a halt for half a day when they're needed most.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah that's exactly it, hey. Here's a trip I regularly take on weekends:

It's just as fast to cycle as it would be to take public transport. And I have done that once or twice—though the ride is super stressful because parts of it require riding on 70 km/h roads and other parts require crossing 60 km/h roads at unprotected un-prioritised crossings.

It's just so disappointing how poorly our Council and state Government prioritise better forms of transport.