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Stuck in the slow lane: Average bus speed in London falls below 9mph (www.standard.co.uk)

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[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah it's a valid point. The closest train service is about 35 miles away... and it's 30 miles to the city by road so it's a bit of a pain in the backside. I'd love to use public transport more but the infrastructure isn't really here north of Scotland's central belt.

When I lived in the south of England, one of the best things about it was not having to plan journeys. I could blindly walk into the local town's train station and there'd be a London-bound train every twelve or fifteen minutes. It wasn't really cheap, but I:d much rather pay the premium to travel without thinking; and with fewer emissions.

Here though, we're a bit fucked. It's not a rare story either - anything outside of Scotland's city limits, public transport is a bit spotty and rather expensive, but it is what it is.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

The closest train service is about 35 miles away… and it’s 30 miles to the city by road so it’s a bit of a pain in the backside. I’d love to use public transport more but the infrastructure isn’t really here north of Scotland’s central belt.

I'm glad I put in "semi rural" instead of "rural" because the place I lived was not remote, just not as "huge city with millions of people" I'm used to living in. You're in "rural rural". Thank you for sharing.

but I:d much rather pay the premium to travel without thinking; and with fewer emissions.

to be honest, public transport for me doesn't feel like paying a premium as I don't have the recurring costs and maintainence that comes with owning a personal vehicle. No parking, no road tax, no fuel/electric, no upkeep. If I don't travel as much in a month, my travel costs are drastically lower, wheras if I had a personal vehicle, I'd be paying insurance, tax and storage fees no matter what.

Here though, we’re a bit fucked. It’s not a rare story either - anything outside of Scotland’s city limits, public transport is a bit spotty and rather expensive, but it is what it is.

yeah, the england/south centricism of the UK sucks ass.