Those people are mostly too busy to be moaning on here where you’d swear public transport was non existent
DyslexicAndrew on
Bus Eireann had 107 million passenger journeys last year, still a few couple million away from Dublin Bus but it is still nothing to scoff at, same with all the other regional played like JJ Kavanaghs
OldVillageNuaGuitar on
I suspect it might be more that we use buses in ways that other countries are using trains/trams/metros. Even where we have the infrastructure we often don’t use it like other places, places like Cobb, Howth or Balbriggin wouldn’t have bus routes to the city centre in their Austrian equivalents.
Even outside Dublin though we have a pretty extensive intercity bus system. And buses are pretty popular in our other cities.
pippers87 on
Id imagine it’s down to the commuter belt. The days I’m in the office it’s sit on a bus for 90 minutes or 2.5 hours driving once traffic comes into play.
I know my bus is full most mornings once we reach the next town and it’s full every evening on the way back too.
I suppose I am lucky we’ve an hourly bus Eireann service with additional ones in the mornings, and an expressway service too. So it’s fairly reliable
Inspired_Carpets on
Says more about the lack of alternatives than anything.
If you cross check Irelands bus usage as a percentage of the total public transport usage I’d bet it’s way higher than most other countries too.
DivingSwallow on
There has been a massive increase in Local Link buses; inter county buses are usually full on peak days and evenings as people commute home; Cork buses are at capacity; Limerick is moving ahead with Bus Connects plans that are underway in Dublin and heading into the planning stage in Cork.
More people want to take the bus but can’t/don’t want to at the moment. We’d be much higher if we sorted things out with our bus networks.
It’ll only trend upwards as bus reliability improves for more people and more people realise it’s a valid form of transport compared to the cost of owning and running the car(s).
Prestigious-Side-286 on
You have to remember there are 100’s of 1000’s of tourists transported by private bus companies for about 6 months of the year around the country on tours and day trips.
InfectedAztec on
If anything this should give the DCC conviction about the new traffic measures in the city to deprioritise cars.
shevek65 on
Hail to the busdriver
hayatenguhun on
I live in another bus country 🇭🇺 and here bus is the absolute substitute – in most cases for our slowly dying train network. (Our transportation minister is a shite good-for-nothing but a long time bro of the greatest leader) Buses are also The Public Transport for rural people to the larger towns and cities.
This all seems similar to Irish case…
CementPizzas on
Shocked at the Netherlands car usage to be honest
Still_Barnacle1171 on
I’m surprised the Dutch use a car so much.
2_Pints_Of_Rasa on
No not at all. We literally have no metro in Dublin and no tram in Cork. In most of the country, its buses or nothing.
juicy_colf on
It’s because it’s the only form of public transport in most places. There’s no luss in cork or Galway. No train from Sligo to Limerick etc. The rates of bus use see more to do with there not being any other alternative to driving.
ProbablyCarl on
In a country of shit public transport the bus system we have is the best (or least shit) and is still only serving 14% of the population.
notmichaelul on
Don’t forget owning a car is incredibly expensive here, probably the highest cost in all of Europe if you include tax & insurance.
jonathannzirl on
I’m only surprised the bus was on time to complete the survey
janon93 on
Not really, the bus network is pretty good, in Dublin at least
Witty_Management2960 on
When you have a restricted/limited train service, it would seem a natural consequence would be an increase in the use of other forms of transportation. Still, it’s not a bad consequence nonetheless.
Additional_Olive3318 on
I’m surprised by the Netherlands.🤔
Spare-Buy-8864 on
What’s this diagram even showing? 40% of Croatians pop down to the shops for some milk by plane?
Otsde-St-9929 on
Car ownership per capita is quite low in Ireland, Lower than anywhere in Western actually. Id love to know what the ownership rate is in Dublin. So a lot of people depend on buses and are grumpy as a result.
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Not really, busses are busier than ever
Those people are mostly too busy to be moaning on here where you’d swear public transport was non existent
Bus Eireann had 107 million passenger journeys last year, still a few couple million away from Dublin Bus but it is still nothing to scoff at, same with all the other regional played like JJ Kavanaghs
I suspect it might be more that we use buses in ways that other countries are using trains/trams/metros. Even where we have the infrastructure we often don’t use it like other places, places like Cobb, Howth or Balbriggin wouldn’t have bus routes to the city centre in their Austrian equivalents.
Even outside Dublin though we have a pretty extensive intercity bus system. And buses are pretty popular in our other cities.
Id imagine it’s down to the commuter belt. The days I’m in the office it’s sit on a bus for 90 minutes or 2.5 hours driving once traffic comes into play.
I know my bus is full most mornings once we reach the next town and it’s full every evening on the way back too.
I suppose I am lucky we’ve an hourly bus Eireann service with additional ones in the mornings, and an expressway service too. So it’s fairly reliable
Says more about the lack of alternatives than anything.
If you cross check Irelands bus usage as a percentage of the total public transport usage I’d bet it’s way higher than most other countries too.
There has been a massive increase in Local Link buses; inter county buses are usually full on peak days and evenings as people commute home; Cork buses are at capacity; Limerick is moving ahead with Bus Connects plans that are underway in Dublin and heading into the planning stage in Cork.
More people want to take the bus but can’t/don’t want to at the moment. We’d be much higher if we sorted things out with our bus networks.
It’ll only trend upwards as bus reliability improves for more people and more people realise it’s a valid form of transport compared to the cost of owning and running the car(s).
You have to remember there are 100’s of 1000’s of tourists transported by private bus companies for about 6 months of the year around the country on tours and day trips.
If anything this should give the DCC conviction about the new traffic measures in the city to deprioritise cars.
Hail to the busdriver
I live in another bus country 🇭🇺 and here bus is the absolute substitute – in most cases for our slowly dying train network. (Our transportation minister is a shite good-for-nothing but a long time bro of the greatest leader) Buses are also The Public Transport for rural people to the larger towns and cities.
This all seems similar to Irish case…
Shocked at the Netherlands car usage to be honest
I’m surprised the Dutch use a car so much.
No not at all. We literally have no metro in Dublin and no tram in Cork. In most of the country, its buses or nothing.
It’s because it’s the only form of public transport in most places. There’s no luss in cork or Galway. No train from Sligo to Limerick etc. The rates of bus use see more to do with there not being any other alternative to driving.
In a country of shit public transport the bus system we have is the best (or least shit) and is still only serving 14% of the population.
Don’t forget owning a car is incredibly expensive here, probably the highest cost in all of Europe if you include tax & insurance.
I’m only surprised the bus was on time to complete the survey
Not really, the bus network is pretty good, in Dublin at least
When you have a restricted/limited train service, it would seem a natural consequence would be an increase in the use of other forms of transportation. Still, it’s not a bad consequence nonetheless.
I’m surprised by the Netherlands.🤔
What’s this diagram even showing? 40% of Croatians pop down to the shops for some milk by plane?
Car ownership per capita is quite low in Ireland, Lower than anywhere in Western actually. Id love to know what the ownership rate is in Dublin. So a lot of people depend on buses and are grumpy as a result.
The Netherlands surprised me