I’ve only spent a few hours in Budapest, but I remember it having public transportation there. We don’t have that option either. There is a bus service for low income seniors, but even they have to schedule rides weeks in advance. Walking isn’t an option either. You travel in a car or you don’t leave your home here.
I loved taking trains and biking when I lived in Duesseldorf. I didn’t use buses as much. I still hate buses from the years I lived a little north of San Francisco. You couldn’t rely on them to run, sometimes they were hours late or never came at all. I gave up on trying to get to work on a bus there.
I guess it was the same in Budapest, Hungary. It didn’t make sense for me to get a car there either.
I’ve only spent a few hours in Budapest, but I remember it having public transportation there. We don’t have that option either. There is a bus service for low income seniors, but even they have to schedule rides weeks in advance. Walking isn’t an option either. You travel in a car or you don’t leave your home here.
I loved taking trains and biking when I lived in Duesseldorf. I didn’t use buses as much. I still hate buses from the years I lived a little north of San Francisco. You couldn’t rely on them to run, sometimes they were hours late or never came at all. I gave up on trying to get to work on a bus there.
I guess what I’m saying is that you don’t need to be a rich country to have decent transit, you can be shit broke and it’s still possible.
You’re right though, if people decide they don’t need it, you can’t set up your own bus line.