Unless the free fare option guarantees swifter journey times, many drivers will stay behind the wheel.
Congested bus lanes, mistimed traffic lights, unreliable services. Travelling to work by bus can be a slog, a stressful slog.
The average speed of a Dublin Bus is 16.6km/h during morning rush hour and 15.7km/h during the evening, which is about 5km/h slower than an elite marathon runner but not out of kilter with bus speeds in other major cities.
Average figures, however, mask the experience of many bus commuters.
On the some of the city’s more congested arteries, buses can be reduced to speeds of below 3km/hr, slower than walking pace.
Democratic frontruner in New York’s mayoral race Zohran Mamdani has a tapped into frustration with the city’s bus service (and frustration with the city’s high cost
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