Basta leggere questo e pensarci per qualche minuto.
Sono un grande fan dei trasporti pubblici, ma non l’ho usato una volta da quando mi sono trasferito sull’isola. Gli autobus sono superflui a Limassol perché non ci sono corsie preferenziali! Aspetti un’ora prima che arrivi un autobus, solo per ritrovarti nello stesso traffico delle auto.
Ho la sensazione che l’articolo lo inquadra in modo tale che le persone qui si rifiutano semplicemente di prendere i mezzi pubblici.
L’unico modo per aumentare effettivamente l’uso del trasporto pubblico è chiudere le strade per consentirle solo agli autobus o ampliare le strade per includere corsie riservate agli autobus.
Sarei interessato a conoscere il pensiero della community a riguardo!
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/03/11/cyprus-last-in-use-of-public-transport-in-eu
di Creeds_Apartment
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In order to use them, it is assumed that they exist.
There is also the fact no one likes to walk in 40 degrees celsius and sweat 3 litres by the time you walk 100m to the bus stop and then 3 litres more waiting for the bus
I have a crazy idea and I don’t know how to push it forward.
Basically, the people that work in the public transport section must be forced to use the bus at least 2 times a week to go and leave from work. (Use a card, or the bus receipt to confirm) That way, they will get first hand experience on how the busses work in Cyprus and learn about the routing mistakes, drivers behaviour and buses condition. I prefer using the bus a million times over the car but some of the routes (if they exist) especially in Limassol are atrocious. If the people who arrange the routes don’t want to use the bus, then how can we expect the rest of the world to follow? Think about it for a minute, in order to fix a problem you must first examine it from the beginning. Yes, we already have inspectors but this isn’t the same.
Cyprus was late to transition from donkeys and Bedford buses, so are still in the first love of motors. Also we are not domesticated yet, thank God, so individualism is the thing.
Cyprus has no oil but lots of wind and sunshine. I wonder what Cyprus can do to save money and get rid of the yellow smog that boils off Limassol, Paphos, Larnaca and Lefkosia every rush hour?
Any ideas?
I use buses in Larnaca all of the time but they are not very reliable regarding the schedule. Also in the summer you are waiting in a bus stop without shadow while there are 40 degrees outside.
Having to get really early in order to drive yourself to the bus stop followed by having to change two more buses just to get in walking distance from your work, in the Cyprus weather conditions. Then having to make sure that you finish your work on time in order walk to the bus stop on time was a real hassle. When I was working at Nicosia, commuting from Larnaca, I needed to take the bus after my car broke down at my job and I had to ask someone to drive me for 2km to reach the only bus stop that buses still run at that hour. Also the “park and ride” was not an option since buses were available to take me to job but not FROM job.