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[โ€“] Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm basically cut off from the centre of Bristol now. It's not like the services were underutilised, every bus would be packed before they cancelled them. The problem is running a bus service for-profit doesn't work.

[โ€“] smeeps@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago

I'm sure it could work, if car infrastructure, fuel etc, was charged at cost to motorist rather than the massive subsidies it currently gets. Then even for-profit buses would look incredibly cheap!

But yes, motorists are massively subsidised. Buses should be subsidised even more, given they're a net good to the world and cars a net bad