In the country, the German ticket is not a game changer yet

The German ticket was supposed to bring the traffic turnaround. This works quite well in cities and agglomerations. In the countryside, however, even those who would like to travel by bus and train continue to drive. By Peter Sonnenberg.

Germany-Ticket Nieder-Olm: The municipalities of Essenheim, Jugenheim, Stadecken-Elsheim and the city of Nieder-Olm are now focusing on sustainable mobility in the workplace: Since 1 April, a total of 332 employees have benefited from the introduction of the Germany-Ticket Job – a nationwide public transport ticket with an attractive price advantage. Germany-Ticket Job: A success model for the environment and employees With this decision, the mu…

Around 90 percent want tickets in the future - Without tickets increase mobility costs for more than two thirds of respondents - Almost 42 percent would return

According to a study, the German ticket saved 2.3 million tonnes of CO2 and replaced many car trips by bus and train. However, the ticket has so far been less popular in rural areas.

The transport ministers of the federal states draw a largely positive balance of the Deutschlandticket. As reported by the “Rheinische Post” (Wednesday edition), this is the result of an interim report on the planned evaluation of the effect of the ticket, which is to be presented at the conference of transport ministers starting on Wednesday. It states: “In the first 20 months since the introduction of the D-Ticket, 560 million car journeys wer…