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We're not a big enough tax haven to have that sort of stuff.If we were serious about promoting public transport,........
Luxembourg makes all public transport free
Luxembourg suffers from major traffic jams, so the government plans to make public transportation free for everyone in the tiny European state.www.google.com
I thought the EU were paying for this, as it's a pan European initiative? I'll stand corrected btw.I'll give them an A on the grounds of clever politicking, think of all the votes Charlie got from his free bus passes for the elderly...
But I'd rather have seen the budget for this go on new bus routes, new train carriages etc
I think the card is an EU wide scheme, but the level of discount is funded here.I thought the EU were paying for this, as it's a pan European initiative? I'll stand corrected btw.
My daughters loved cycling when they were small but stopped when they got to about 12.
The ridiculous insistence in so many schools that girls wear skirts as part of their school uniform must be a factor.
Skirts, helmet hair, being shouted at by male drivers and boys, lack of safe locking facilities and lack of lockers or changing facilitiesYeah it's one of the factors alright, there's a massive drop off in girls cycling from primary to secondary. The whole pressure on them to look a certain way - not have "helmet hair" etc, there's been stories of girls wearing trousers on their bikes (with their skirts in bags) and then planning to change inside but teachers reporting them for being on school property in the wrong uniform!
This gender imbalance then continues after school, which is why most bikes sold in this country are "racers" rather than the Dutch style which would be much more useful in Dublin and other urban centres.
€25m a year could quite radically improve services even in somewhere as big as Limerick. It would fully fund purchase and running costs of maybe 50 buses.The €25m being spent on this would not buy a lot of buses or trains.
I used to get the Train between Dublin and Sligo when I was a student. After about a month I found out that there was a private bus from town every Sunday night that was almost half the price and 45 minutes faster.€25m a year could quite radically improve services even in somewhere as big as Limerick. It would fully fund purchase and running costs of maybe 50 buses.
I spent a lot of time aged 19 to 23 on the CIÉ group's slow and unreliable services. My main complaint at the time was not the price, but that buses that wouldn't show up and trains that were frequently cancelled.
Yes thats what normal people doI used to get the Train between Dublin and Sligo when I was a student. After about a month I found out that there was a private bus from town every Sunday night that was almost half the price and 45 minutes faster.
€25m a year could quite radically improve services even in somewhere as big as Limerick. It would fully fund purchase and running costs of maybe 50 buses.
I spent a lot of time aged 19 to 23 on the CIÉ group's slow and unreliable services. My main complaint at the time was not the price, but that buses that wouldn't show up and trains that were frequently cancelled.
My son gets the bus from Dublin to Maynooth every day. That's a private service as well. €35 for a weekly ticket. I can't see that getting reduced.Yes thats what normal people do
The offices of a big property management company is close to where I work. They park their cars with all 4 wheels on the footpath, making it impossible for wheelchair users to pass. Maybe a bit of enforcement of current laws would help too.Every day, I see young wheelchair users having to be helped by staff because lifts are broken or some other reason.
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