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Too big, too heavy and too slow to change: road transport is way off track for net zero (theconversation.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I think this article neglects how few people it takes riding the bus to make a bus line worth it. It doesn't even require massive technological strides or innovation. It just takes purchasing buses and maintenance facilities, and hiring mechanics and drivers. I know that's a big upfront cost, but it pays off so fast. Even my small rural county in West Virginia, United States, has a bus system that sees high usage. I don't know for sure that Australia has the same resistance to buses as we do here, but I have my suspicions based on the article discussing how many single user vehicle users are causing issues. And I also understand that for rural Australia, that doesn't address the problem, but it still seems worth a mention