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"Public transit is only for people living in big cities, if you're out in the country you need a car to get places!" (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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No. No you do not. You need to force your local governments to campaign for better public transport and infrastructure.

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[–] 13 points 3 months ago (3 children)

You can definitely do public transit out in the country, but isn't the Netherlands one of the most densely-populated countries in the world?

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    No, you can only do public transit in rural places inthe Netherlands if you go to a big hub city. If you have to go 3 towns over, you have to take a car, or be prepared to double or triple your travel time.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago*

    If you have to go three towns over in rural NL the car may be the best option, but going by bike is a very close second.

    The busses in the NL are often mainly for transporting you to and from the city, though some provinces also offer halfway decent local connections.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago*

    Linking towns to nearby cities sounds like the job of an interurban (Short one or two car length light rail / trolly that makes one stop per town, traveling the countryside between each at grade and at relatively high speed), but almost nowhere has those anymore.

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