i-love-linux-and-need-cat-ears:

i-love-linux-and-need-cat-ears:

i-love-linux-and-need-cat-ears:

my maybe controversial opinion is that if there are even slightly competing alternatives, reliable and frequent public transport beats fast public transport

if one train is fast but gets frequently cancelled and loud and the alternative train is reliable, departs every half hour and is relatively quiet but takes twice the time to reach my destination i will take the reliable train over the fast train in 9/10 times. even if the fast train takes 30mins and the reliable takes over an hour

i will go out of my way to take trains where i know I won’t get stressed

reducing travel time will barely improve the quality of the service but having reliable and semi-frequent service and quiet rolling stock with air conditioning is very important for the service quality

that’s also why i despise buses, they are not reliable since traffic can easily cause delays, the ride quality is shit and they are loud

also seat quality is not important on regional services with <1h of travel time

once again the reliability is more important. the one time where the train gets cancelled makes the entire experience way more uncomfortable than having harder seats on a 20min route

even having to interchange between two reliable trains is more comfortable than using an unreliable but direct train