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Reach your destination alone in the car: The corona pandemic is apparently making your own car the mode of transport of choice (symbol image)
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The corona pandemic is making the car more popular as a means of transport.
This is indicated by new surveys on current mobility in Bavaria on behalf of the local transport ministry.
Accordingly, the proportion of road users who drove their own motorized vehicle was 58 percent of all journeys made in October.
In May / June it was 52 percent, in October 2017 only 50 percent.
Buses and trains are chosen less often than three years ago, and the share of public transport has fallen from twelve to eight percent.
Likewise, the ride with others, in October 2017 nine percent of the trips were made, in October 2020 six percent.
The Institute for Applied Social Science GmbH (infas) recorded the figures for current mobility in Bavaria using tracking.
Passenger volume in public transport is only 50 to 60 percent
The tendency towards “motorized individual traffic in autumn 2020” is all the more astonishing as, according to the ministry, people actually spend less and less time on the road every day on average.
According to the surveys, for example, the daily distances traveled have been reduced by more than a third.
The figures from Bavaria roughly match the findings that the European Union collected on mobility behavior during the corona pandemic.
It is still important to keep an eye on all means of transport, demands Bavaria's Transport Minister Kerstin Schreyer (CSU).
“The road is the basis of everything.
The bus and the call taxi also drive on the street. ”At the same time, you need a strong local public transport system in order to be able to choose your means of transport.
No increased risk of infection was found in local public transport.
Nevertheless, the number of passengers in Bavaria is currently only 50 to 60 percent compared to the previous year.
In the spring, the decline in Bavaria was up to 90 percent.
"We support the transport companies with the public transport rescue package," emphasizes Schreyer.
The minister reckons that commuters working at home could partially relieve conurbations such as Munich, noticeably currently especially on Mondays and Fridays.
"These are the home office days," says Schreyer.
"In addition, the rush hour in rush-hour traffic seems to be a little more even."
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