Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

But what will never work is the means of transport you want. Especially if everyone has to be at work at 8 o’clock. You need thousands of vehicles that stand around during the day.

Sounds like the current reality :)

There are over 48 million registered cars in Germany that have to stand around somewhere and mostly do so. In contrast, there are 46 million employees, of whom always about 20% are simultaneously sick or on vacation. Minus shift workers, home office, etc., etc., who do not have to show up somewhere at exactly 8 o’clock. That means the existing number of cars is already more than enough to get everyone who needs it to their destination at 8 o’clock. Without a single train or bus.

But what will never work is the means of transport you want. Especially if everyone has to be at work by 8 o'clock. You need thousands of vehicles that stand around during the day. Or you share them with dozens of others, then you have the problem again that everyone has a different idea of cleanliness, hygiene, etc.

Why does everyone have to be at work at the same time? On the one hand, there is often shift work in industry, on the other hand, there are also some jobs (e.g. gastronomy) that start later. In addition, there are often flexible working hours, the best example is our team: I was the first this morning at 6:15, colleague 1 came at 7:20, and colleague 2 usually comes around 9:15. Colleague 3 as well as colleague 1 are working from home today. According to your theory, there would have to be a means of transport ready for the five of us, but actually exactly 1 would be enough. In contrast to the present, where today three cars are in the garage (colleague 1 takes the bus) and two stand in front of the company...

Morning,
and to exactly prevent that, my children (8 and almost 6) ride their bikes to riding lessons, hockey, guitar, etc. (no, not alone, we go with them).
I have to say that I was born in Münster, where you are practically born on a bike. For us, it would have been the absolute maximum embarrassment factor to be driven somewhere by the "mom taxi". That would have been social death... going to a party 5-10 km away in the evening was nothing special.
Best regards,
Andreas

Yes, but when the daughter is 14, sneaks into the disco with a fake ID, calls at 3 a.m. wanting to be picked up, you still jump into the (personal) car. The alternative I always had in mind then was that she would get into a car with some drunks and end up at the next tree in Münsterland. Unfortunately, there were way too many of those back then... My personal "satisfaction" will still come ;-) Her daughters are now 2 and 4, in 10-14 years they will face the same fate. I believe this will only change when autonomous cabin transports can be called cheaply via app even to the sticks (the discos in Münsterland are not all inner-city) and drop the child in front of the door at night.

Hi,

I grew up in a village south of Münster and the 10 kilometers to the city were for pre-drinking

yeah, it was the same for me, I grew up in Wolbeck myself. So I was right on the border between city dwellers and country bumpkins. So we just joined the parties in both worlds! :-) Here in Franconia, no one believes that you can relaxingly cycle and drink beer at the same time. Of course not on the streets, but only on the little paths.... ;-)

Best regards,

Andreas

It would be enough for me if the bike paths were gravelled. I ride through 2 districts in the morning. In one, the paths are maintained and despite the rain I get to work fairly clean, if it weren't for our district. It's a disaster, not only do I have to ride through mud in places, but I also have to avoid branches and potholes.

Gravelling is OK for tourist bike paths that are only used in good weather. If they are meant for year-round use, they should be asphalted or paved. Gravel is difficult to clear in winter and sooner or later organic material accumulates there, which creates mud.

Today the billing was done:
It was a great photovoltaic year 2022 :-)

6.24 kwp East/West
produced in 2022: 5847 kWh
used in 2022: 983 kWh

That results in €716 from the sale.
1300 kWh then purchased from the electricity provider.
Unfortunately, I can't manage to generate even more self-consumption.