I went on two busses today, resulting in reaching the Smart Fare maximum. This means that additional bus trips don't cost money for the remainder of the day.
Man, that's entirely too good. I spend easy twice as much in gasoline and I only work 7km away from my job, fucking hate the lack of public transportation here.
I live at over 700 meters of elevation and within 10 minutes I can be at sea level (depends on the driver lmao). Mountains make both public transport and human powered transportation nearly impossible.
I'll pick one up, nobody uses motorcycles here and I would need some sort of solution for when I need to pick up my kids, but yeah just for me it's a great solution.
I love how people in UK are so brainwashed that think 6quid is fair. 6 quid is not fair. 2 maybe 3 quids should be maximum and that is for London. Edinburgh should just be free.
where i live, the transit system is the same. after spending $5.60 a day (2 fare payments), you earn a day pass. after $100 you earn a month pass valid for the rest of the month
I once had the same with an electric scooter sharing service, I mean the big Vespa-style scooters. I rode around Budapest for a whole evening afterwards, went across the Chain Bridge in formation with a super nice German bike club on choppers.
21 Comments
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 138d
This is the opposite of dull.
jlow@slrpnk.net · 14 pts · 138d
What is the cap at? In Edinburgh it is £6 which is pretty fair:
https://support.lothianbuses.com/hc/en-gb/articles/7204673240989-What-is-TapTapCap-and-how-does-it-work
dullbananas@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 138d
$4 per day, $20 per week, and $64 per month
blujan@sopuli.xyz · 15 pts · 138d
Man, that's entirely too good. I spend easy twice as much in gasoline and I only work 7km away from my job, fucking hate the lack of public transportation here.
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 137d
7km? That's a 15 minute bike ride
blujan@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 137d
Live in the mountains and with no bicycle infraestructure, would have to cross about 4 major roads with super heavy traffic.
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 137d
That's fair, I live somewhere so flat i forget hills exist
Broken_Orange_Juice@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 137d
I live at over 700 meters of elevation and within 10 minutes I can be at sea level (depends on the driver lmao). Mountains make both public transport and human powered transportation nearly impossible.
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 137d
Getting a cold and having to go somewhere would be a nightmare haha
BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 137d
Cheap motorcycle is perfect for that (except for winter in places that have it).
blujan@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 137d
I'll pick one up, nobody uses motorcycles here and I would need some sort of solution for when I need to pick up my kids, but yeah just for me it's a great solution.
faintwhenfree@lemmus.org · 4 pts · 137d
I love how people in UK are so brainwashed that think 6quid is fair. 6 quid is not fair. 2 maybe 3 quids should be maximum and that is for London. Edinburgh should just be free.
jlow@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 137d
Yeah, you are 💯 right, public transport should be free, what was I thinking 🤦♀️
uncommoncorvid@piefed.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 137d
where i live, the transit system is the same. after spending $5.60 a day (2 fare payments), you earn a day pass. after $100 you earn a month pass valid for the rest of the month
smeenz@lemmy.nz · 9 pts · 138d
Merriam Webster:
Buses is the preferred and standard plural for the vehicles, while busses is considered rare or incorrect.
Although busses was sometimes used before the 1960s, buses is now the widely accepted spelling in both American and British English.
Preferred: Buses (vehicles)
Alternative: Busses (rare, sometimes mistaken for the verb "buss," meaning to kiss)
LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 138d
I prefer bussies.
smeenz@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 137d
I prefer trains
WhiteRice@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 138d
Bussin’
PoopingCough@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 138d
I've also seen busses used in the context of audio engineering
LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 137d
Fuck that
HK65@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 138d
I once had the same with an electric scooter sharing service, I mean the big Vespa-style scooters. I rode around Budapest for a whole evening afterwards, went across the Chain Bridge in formation with a super nice German bike club on choppers.