Cars vs. Public Transit

[ThatOne9WPlen]

@ThatOne9WPlen

i dont think anyone works in the middle of the thar or himalayas or in some random rainforest in the konkan and north east

I found some bus and train routes to those areas

@ThatOne9WPlen

middle of the thar

Trains operate in the thar. There are halt stations at most of the settlements. Trains halt there if the passenger informs the TTE or Guard in advance.
Also RSRTC operates buses to those areas.

@ThatOne9WPlen

himalayas

Haryana Roadways, Himachal Parivahan, Uttarakhand Parivahan, Jammu Kashmir SRTC operate buses that go into the Indian part of the Himalayas.
IR is also building the Char Dham rail line in the Himalayas.

@ThatOne9WPlen

some random rainforest in the Konkan

Maharashtra SRTC, Karnataka SRTC, Kadamba Transport Corp. (Goa SRTC) operate buses in the Konkan region which go deep inside.
Also IR runs trains in this region, which also has halt station, like the Thar.

@ThatOne9WPlen

north east

Assam STC, Megahalya SRTC and basically SRTC’s of the 7 sisters operate buses there.

[KGJT-9149]

Or you know… they could just use a car.

[ThatOne9WPlen]

but why

[KGJT-9149]

But why not?

[KGJT-9149]

Cars are 1000x more convenient compared to public transit. You can go wherever you could possibly want, whenever you want. Yes a tank of gas may cost more than a bus ticket, but that tank of gas can take you anywhere down any stretch of road. A bus ticket? Well that only takes you along a bus network.

Cars are more practical for doing things too. Take skiing for example. I could either wear all of my gear, clutch my snowboard between my knees for the 2+ hour bus ride and hope I don’t whack my seat mate with the edge while simultaneously dripping snow everywhere, or, I could load up my crate into the back of my car, throw two snowboards and a pair of skis on the rack (I prefer to have variety throughout the day) and drive 1hr (half the time) in comfort.

[ThatOne9WPlen]

@KGJT-9149

But why not?

They can’t afford cars

[ThatOne9WPlen]

@KGJT-9149

You can go wherever you could possibly want, whenever you want.

Same with public transit

@KGJT-9149

Cars are more practical for doing things too

City buses here come with luggage holds under the floor

[KGJT-9149]

@ThatOne9WPlen

Same with public transit

I’m sorry but that’s just not true and you know it.

[KGJT-9149]

@ThatOne9WPlen

City buses here come with luggage holds under the floor

Ah yes, let me delay the bus by having to load all my gear underneath, and then again when we get to my stop.

[ThatOne9WPlen]

@KGJT-9149

I’m sorry but that’s just not true and you know it.

Nope
If my dad drops me to school by car, I take 20 minutes to reach - Free
If I take the auto, I take 40 minutes to reach - 100 rupees
If I take the bus, I take 10 minutes to reach - 5 rupees

To go to Andheri, if my dad drops me or if I get an Uber, I’ll take more than an hour to reach - Free or 500 rupees
If I take the bus, I’ll take 45 minutes and if I take the train, I reach in 30 minutes - 10 rupees (bus), 20 rupees (train, 2nd class), 90 rupees (train 1st class), 110 rupees (AC train)

@KGJT-9149

Ah yes, let me delay the bus by having to load all my gear underneath, and then again when we get to my stop.

They generally don’t mind
You open the trunk, load your stuff, close it and board

[KGJT-9149]

@ThatOne9WPlen

Nope

Cool, but we were talking about the car’s ability to go anywhere, unlike a bus, not transit times.

[ThatOne9WPlen]

@KGJT-9149

unlike a bus

Cars vs. Public Transit

Civics aren’t even sold here North American buses are others aren’t [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] You can sleep instead of worrying about driving

[KGJT-9149]

What about it?

[ThatOne9WPlen]

[KGJT-9149]

That top one is a highly modified tour bus. The bottom image can be done in a Miata. But what do both images have in common? They aren’t transit routes.

You keep missing the point- buses only drive on bus routes. If you want to go anywhere else, not near a bus stop, you’re s.o.l.

[ThatOne9WPlen]

@KGJT-9149

buses only drive on bus routes. If you want to go anywhere else, not near a bus stop, you’re s.o.l.

its very common here
buses go to places not near bus stops if someone requests for it and the bus is relatively empty

or you can take an auto or a cycle or an e-scooter to wherever you want to go

[KGJT-9149]

@ThatOne9WPlen

or you can take an auto

Exactly. The automobile (car) allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want.

[ThatOne9WPlen]

[ThatOne9WPlen]

After all, public transport is not limited to buses only
There’s cycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, autos, taxis, buses, trams, metros, trains and planes.

So get off at your transit stop and then take a cycle or an e-bike or an e-scooter or an auto to your final stop

[KGJT-9149]

Also the outside: