On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:29:40 +0000 (UTC), Martin Bienwald
wrote:
>Martin schrieb:
>> Martin Bienwald:
>
>>>[http://9292ov.nl/]
>
>>>I'm curious which non-existing bus routes you're referring to.
>>
>> You can carry on being curious.
>
>As long as you inform the people running 9292ov about the data errors ...
As long as they pay me.
>
>>> In my
>>>experience,
>>
>> Which is?
>
>Looking up public transport connections for myself and friends.
>
>
>>>the data quality of 9292ov is rather good compared to
>>>similar services elsewhere.
>>
>> Compared to which public service elsewhere?
>
>reiseauskunft.bahn.de for example (which has data on a lot of German public
>transport routes but with some notable "holes").
>
>> Doesn't the quality have to be
>> perfect for it to be a useable tool?
>
>Perfect is probably unreachable. Of course, the quality has to be very good.
If the route planner is based on the current timetables, what do you conclude?
>
>>>In the case of the 3 1/2-hour journey, the reason probably is that there is
>>>no faster public transport route.
>
>> Blindingly obvious?
>
>>>Shit happens.
>
>> especially when one tries to show that it is faster to travel by public
>> transport.
>
>AFAIK the main goal of journey planner services like 9292ov is *not* to prove
>how fast public transport is but to help PT users find the best connections.
It was presented in a press report where I found the link as demonstrating that
it is quicker to use public transport. I wouldn't have given up using public
transport 30 years ago, if it was quicker than travelling by car.
Incidentally the 3 1/2 hours was to the nearest railway station at the
destination. I didn't trouble to look for a connecting bus to avoid the final 20
minute walk that was not included in the 3 1/2 hours.
--
Martin
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