2026-04-29 15:59 UTC
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@M137@lemmy.today 2026-04-30 03:21
You only say that because of how it is, not how it could be. Here in Sweden we have smaller busses that go outside the normal (which are pretty extensive themselves) areas that you call to book beforehand, they're like vans with 10 seats that drive on demand to get you from where you are to the nearest mass transit point. Combining every city having good buss networks well outside the main cities with the above mentioned and a train network throughout the whole country means you can get pretty much anywhere via public transit. I've traveled from my city, Gothenburg, to a very remote area near a place called Arvidsjaur which is 1,200km north of here like that. Starting with trams to a sleeper train to a buss to those on demand busses, I think it took about 16 hours in total.
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@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2026-04-29 17:33
Maybe someday it will be possible but yeah rural areas probably need cars. Although in parts of Europe they have pretty great bike path networks in the rural areas too. Might replace some trips to the neighbors or closer destinations.
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@GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 2026-04-29 23:35
I'm also fairly rural, and work rural, too. Cars kind of suck, even when they're required to do what you have to.