Calling on a dedicated line in Geneva is a gross violation even for deputies of all sorts of levels
Calling on a dedicated line in Geneva is a gross violation even for deputies of all sorts of levels. Calling on a dedicated line in Geneva is a gross violation even for deputies of all sorts of levels.
Nine and a few kilometers along one of Moscow’s radial routes, which, by the way, is not the busiest, is getting more and more out of patience. I figured it out: today I spent 42 minutes on this path, the average speed - 13 km / h, and burned about a liter of the 95th.
Or maybe really try a trolley bus? Throughout the route, those carefully selected stripes are drawn. Despite the pathological love for the car, he dared! The coveted ticket for 28 rubles went into the slot of the miracle machine, and I took a seat by the window.
In Israel, the allocated lanes are almost a subway
In Israel, the allocated lanes are almost a subway. In Israel, the allocated lanes are almost a subway.
While the driver masterfully maneuvers between annoyed passenger cars, I glance carefree around. The driver of the trolley bus is probably annoying no less than their bulky “horned” one. But no one is to blame here: in this section there are a lot of intersections and exits from the yards. Drivers are forced to use the trolleybus line for exit and entry, and there is no time for marking. Firstly, under eternal now Moscow liquid mud you still can’t make out. Secondly, I would like to see how the city fathers, who decided to improve our lives, themselves are rebuilt according to this markup! Dozens of two cars turning right into a dotted area several meters long? Oh well!
Typical European city: cyclists and buses are untouchable
Typical European city: cyclists and buses are untouchable. Typical European city: cyclists and buses are untouchable.
By the way, about the fathers of the city. I look around: the avenue was expanded, even when I walked under the table, but on the transverse streets, nothing has changed since even more ancient times. Since then, they collected a lot of road taxes and took away the lane from the motorists who paid them. What have you added? Shopping centers with stupid entrances and dozens of skyscrapers, each of which sends several hundred cars to the same streets in the morning. And, still new traffic signs and cameras.
After 45 minutes I’m there. The difference with the car - 3 minutes - within the margin of error. The cost of the trip is 28 rubles, which is about the same liter of gasoline.
I have nothing against the allocated bands. Only they should work, not pretend. And for them to function, it is probably not enough to redistribute something created many years ago. Perhaps it is worth expanding somewhere, fencing somewhere. In general, to do something more ambitious than to paint on asphalt.
Brazilian trick - lanes for public transport are fenced with parking lots
Brazilian trick - lanes for public transport are fenced with parking lots. Brazilian trick - lanes for public transport are fenced with parking lots.
Let's go for examples? For example, in Geneva, where during the days of the car dealership traffic jams, although not Moscow, but comparable, a trip on a trolley bus was really more convenient. At a comparable distance (the same 9 km), the gain is already 9 minutes.
The routes of urban transport in Geneva and other foreign cities are laid so that cars often simply do not drive in the same direction.
Separate traffic lights for public transport are not uncommon - this eliminates the crush at intersections. In some places, the lanes are fenced - cars cannot enter there. And of course, law-abiding of all (precisely all!) Participants in the movement.
Sao paulo. With such a radical separation, buses and cars live a separate life and honestly compete in efficiency
Sao paulo. With such a radical separation, buses and cars live a separate life and honestly compete in efficiency. Sao paulo. With such a radical separation, buses and cars live a separate life and honestly compete in efficiency.
Maybe we, before hastily imitate, it is better to think first?
In the meantime, I'll be back in the car. In winter, for three quarters of an hour, my legs froze in the trolleybus, and in summer it will probably be stuffy …
WISHES OF A TIRED CITIZEN
1. If you already decided to allocate lanes, think about how to correctly make markings so that you can ride without breaking. Dedicated lanes in the streets with a large number of intersections and exits from the yards become meaningless!
