On the Cork Bus "Service"
The reality of the Cork Bus "Service" is that it basically doesn't function as a public transport system at all. It's so inadequate that areas like Carriagaline, have some of the highest levels of car-based commuting in Western Europe.
Douglas to the City Centre took me 2 hours this morning due to endless traffic, it's getting progressively far worse as the Rochestown area gets more heavily developed.
That's 2 hours to cover about 4 KM btw!!
None of Rochestown is served by regular bus services, despite its proximity to the city centre and its population. It's still treated as a "country route" as it was in 1950.
I would without any hesitation say that Cork has the worst public transport I have ever experienced in any city. It's just dire.
It's also been so bad for so long that I don't think people even notice anymore.
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